Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.
New American Standard Bible
And your lips from speaking
King James Version
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Holman Bible
and your lips from deceitful speech.
International Standard Version
Then keep your tongue from doing evil and your lips from spreading lies.
A Conservative Version
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.
Amplified
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Bible in Basic English
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
Darby Translation
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile;
Julia Smith Translation
Watch thy tongue from evil; and thy lips from speaking deceit
King James 2000
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
Modern King James verseion
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking guile.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile.
NET Bible
Then make sure you don't speak evil words or use deceptive speech!
New Heart English Bible
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
The Emphasized Bible
Keep thy tongue from wickedness, And thy lips from speaking deceit:
Webster
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
World English Bible
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
Youngs Literal Translation
Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.
Themes
Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
Slander » Saints » Should keep their tongue from
Slander » Saints should keep their tongues from
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 34:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Delivers The Righteous
12 What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Peter 2:22
who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
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.
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 141:3
Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.
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.
Psalm 55:11
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.
1 Peter 2:1
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.
Proverbs 12:19
The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
Proverbs 13:3
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Proverbs 21:23
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.
Isaiah 63:8
For he said, Surely, they are my people, children that will not deal falsely: so he was their Saviour.
Matthew 12:35-37
The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Colossians 3:9
lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,
James 1:19
Ye know this , my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
James 3:5-10
So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!
Revelation 14:4-5
These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, to be the firstfruits unto God and unto the Lamb.