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. With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe -- according to Thy word.

so that Jehovah doth establish His word which He spake unto me, saying, If thy sons observe their way to walk before Me in truth, with all their heart, and with all their soul; saying, There is not cut off a man of thine from the throne of Israel.

And Jehu hath not taken heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, God of Israel, with all his heart, he hath not turned aside from the sins of Jeroboam, that he caused Israel to sin.

Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways are established.

Because of this it behoveth us more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,

That i

Who said, 'By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?'

They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, From on high they speak.

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

My mouth, etc

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;

While

Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it is.

Believe not in a friend, trust not in a leader, From her who is lying in thy bosom keep the openings of thy mouth.

in wisdom walk ye toward those without, the time forestalling;

General references

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!

And they keep silent, and have not answered him a word, for a command of the king is, saying, 'Do not answer him.'

lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about;