Psalm 34:13 - Easy To Read Version then that person must not say bad things;\par that person must not tell lies.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. American Standard Version (1901) Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile. Common English Bible Then you must keep your tongue from evil and keep your lips from speaking lies! Catholic Public Domain Version But as for me, when they were harassing me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer will become my sinews. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But as for me, when they were troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my bosom. |
Lord, help me control the things I say.\par Help me watch what I say.\par
I said,\par “I will be careful about the things I say.\par I will not let my tongue cause me to sin.\par I will keep my mouth closed {\cf2\super [235]} when I am around wicked people.”\par
There is too much crime in the streets.\par People are lying and cheating everywhere.\par
If a person tells a lie, then those words are wasted quickly. But the truth will live forever.
The Lord hates people who tell lies. But the Lord is happy with people who tell the truth.
Evil people are destroyed and there is nothing left. But people remember a good man long after he is gone.
The person who is careful about the things he says will save his life. But the person who speaks without thinking will be destroyed.
The tongue can speak words that bring life or death. And people who love to talk must be ready to accept what it brings.
A lying witness must be punished! The person who tells lies will be destroyed.
If a person is careful about the things he says, then he saves himself from trouble.
The Lord said,\par “These are my people.\par These are my real children.”\par So the Lord saved those people.\par
You say \{that God is with you\}.\par So you should do good things, not evil.\par Then you will live.\par And the Lord God All-Powerful\par really will be with you.\par
Don’t lie to each other. Why? Because you have left your old sinful life and the things you did before.
My dear brothers and sisters, always be more willing to listen than to speak. Don’t become angry easily.
You might think you are religious (good). But if you say things you should not say, then you are fooling yourself. Your “religion” is worth nothing.
We all make many mistakes. If there were a person who never said anything wrong, then that person would be perfect. A person like that would be able to control their whole body, too.
So don’t do anything to hurt \{other people\}, don’t lie, don’t do things to fool people, don’t be jealous, don’t say bad things about people. Put all these things out of your life.
“He (Christ) did no sin,\par and no lies were found in his mouth.”\par \i (Isaiah 53:9)\i0 \par