Psalm 39:1 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹ I said, ‘I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ I SAID, I will take heed and guard my ways, that I may sin not with my tongue; I will muzzle my mouth as with a bridle while the wicked are before me.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

¹ I promised I would watch my steps so as not to sin with my tongue; promised to keep my mouth shut as long as the wicked were in my presence.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.

Psalm 39:1 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 2:4

and that the Lord may keep his promise to me: “If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.”

2 Kings 10:31

Yet Jehu was not careful to keep the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit.

1 Chronicles 16:41

With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord, ‘for his love endures for ever.’

Job 2:10

He replied, ‘You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?’ In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

Psalm 119:9

How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.

Psalm 12:4

those who say, ‘By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us – who is lord over us?’

Psalm 141:3

Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.

Psalm 34:13

keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.

Psalm 62:1

Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.

Psalm 77:1

I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me.

Proverbs 18:21

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 21:23

Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.

Amos 5:13

Therefore the prudent keep quiet in such times, for the times are evil.

Colossians 4:5

Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.

Hebrews 2:1

We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

James 1:26

Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.