Psalm 31:20

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Summary

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

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The strife

Bible References

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In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted;

Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

Let not the foot of pride come upon me,
And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,
And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

O God, arrogant men have risen up against me,
And a band of violent men have sought my life,
And they have not set You before them.

Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set snares for me. Selah.

Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; indeed, it was proven when they dealt proudly against the people.”

But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

The strife

Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of those who do iniquity,

They sharpen their tongues as a serpent;

Poison of a viper is under their lips.

Selah.

“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,

And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.

Let us

behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.

For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances;

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions,

factions,

he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,

So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.

See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!