Psalm 34:13

The Scriptures 1998

Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit.

Cross References

Psalm 141:3

O יהוה, set a guard for my mouth; Watch over the door of my lips.

Proverbs 21:23

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Guards his life from distresses.

1 Peter 2:22

“who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth,”

James 1:26

If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is worthless.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to each other, since you have put off the old man with his practices,

James 1:19

So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath,

James 3:2

For we all stumble in many matters. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the entire body.

Proverbs 13:3

He who watches over his mouth guards his being, But he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are an abomination to יהוה, But those who deal truly are His delight.

Proverbs 12:19

The lip of truth is established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Psalm 39:1

I have said,“Let me guard my ways Against sinning with my tongue; Let me guard my mouth with a muzzle, While the wrongdoer is before me.”

1 Peter 2:1

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all deceit, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil words,

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness does not go unpunished, And he who breathes out lies perishes.

Psalm 55:11

Covetings are in its midst; Oppression and deceit do not vanish from its streets.

Isaiah 63:8

And He said, “They are My people, children who do not act falsely.” And He became their Saviour.

Proverbs 12:7

The wrong are overthrown, And are no more, But the house of the righteous stands.

Job 15:13

That you should turn your spirit against Ě

Amos 5:14

Seek good and not evil, so that you live. And let יהוה  Elohim of hosts be with you, as you have spoken.