Psalm 39:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

{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

BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.

That Jehovah may establish his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, the God of Israel, with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin.

Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them .

That i

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

My mouth, etc

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.

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.

While

Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

General references

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

Now if we put the horses bridles into their mouths that they may obey us, we turn about their whole body also.