Psalm 141:3 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

³ Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Set a guard, O Lord, before my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

Common English Bible

³ Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep close watch over the door that is my lips.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ In his sight, I pour out my prayer, and before him, I declare my tribulation.

Psalm 141:3 Cross References

James 1:26

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.

Psalm 39:1

I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.

Micah 7:5

Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

James 3:2

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

Psalm 34:13

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

Psalm 71:8

My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honour all the day.

Psalm 39:2

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.