Psalm 39:1

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Psalm 39:1

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I said, “I will guard my ways
so that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”

1 Kings 2:4

and so that the Lord will carry out His promise that He made to me: ‘If your sons are careful to walk faithfully before Me with their whole mind and heart, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

2 Kings 10:31

Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

1 Chronicles 16:41

With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord—for His faithful love endures forever.

Job 2:10

“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept only good from God and not adversity?” Throughout all this Job did not sin in what he said.

Psalm 62:1

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I am at rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from Him.

Psalm 119:9

ב BetHow can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping Your word.

Psalm 141:3

Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.

1 Chronicles 25:1-6

David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service:

Psalm 12:4

They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own—who can be our master?”

Psalm 34:13

Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.

Psalm 73:8-9

They mock, and they speak maliciously;
they arrogantly threaten oppression.

Psalm 77:1

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm.I cry aloud to God,
aloud to God, and He will hear me.

Proverbs 4:26-27

Carefully consider the path for your feet,
and all your ways will be established.

Proverbs 18:21

Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 21:23

The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.

Amos 5:13

Therefore, the wise person will keep silent
at such a time,
for the days are evil.

Micah 7:5-6

Do not rely on a friend;
don’t trust in a close companion.
Seal your mouth
from the woman who lies in your arms.

Colossians 4:5

Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.

Hebrews 2:1

We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.

James 1:26

If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, then his religion is useless and he deceives himself.

James 3:2-8

for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.

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Summary

Psalm 39:1

{To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.} 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.

I said

Hebrews 2:1

That i

Proverbs 21:23

My mouth, etc

James 1:26

James 3:2

While

Amos 5:13

Micah 7:5

Colossians 4:5

General references

Proverbs 13:3

Isaiah 36:21

James 3:3

Bible References

I said

ב BetHow can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping Your word.

Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

Carefully consider the path for your feet,
and all your ways will be established.

We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.

That i

They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own—who can be our master?”

They mock, and they speak maliciously;
they arrogantly threaten oppression.

Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.

Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.

My mouth, etc

If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, then his religion is useless and he deceives himself.

for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.

While

Therefore, the wise person will keep silent

at such a time,
for the days are evil.

Do not rely on a friend;
don’t trust in a close companion.
Seal your mouth
from the woman who lies in your arms.

Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.

General references

The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

But they kept silent; they didn’t say anything, for the king’s command was, “Don’t answer him.”

Now when we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we also guide the whole animal.