Psalms 34:13

Psalms 34:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
• New International Version (NIV)keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit.

Context of Psalms 34:13

11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah. 12What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile. 14Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it. 15The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry.

Psalms 34:13 word by word

נְצֹ֣ר לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣ מֵרָ֑ע וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ מִדַּבֵּ֥ר מִרְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 34:13

• Psalms 39:1I 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.
• Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
• Matthew 12:35The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
• James 1:19Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
• James 3:2For 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.
• Psalms 55:11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.
• Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.
• Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
• Isaiah 63:8For he said, Surely, they are my people, children that will not deal falsely: so he was their Saviour.
• Colossians 3:9lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,
• 1 Peter 2:1Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
• Revelation 14:4These 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.

Commentaries on Psalms 34:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Keep thy tongue from evil - From speaking wrong things. Always give utterance to truth, and truth alone. The meaning is, that this is one of the methods of lengthening out life. To love the truth; to speak the truth; to avoid all falsehood, slander, and deceit, will contribute to this, or will be a means which will tend to prolong life, and to make it happy. And thy lips from speaking guile - Deceit. Do not “deceive” others by your words. Do not make any…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-22Verses 11-22 Let young persons set out in life with learning the fear of the Lord, if they desire true comfort here, and eternal happiness hereafter. Those will be most happy who begin the soonest to serve so good a Master. All aim to be happy. Surely this must look further than the present world; for man's life on earth consists but of few days, and those full of trouble. What man is he that would see the good of that where all bliss is perfect? Alas!…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Godly people choose their words carefully. Speaking evil and telling lies is unwise (see Psalm 10:7; compare 17:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. Sins of thought included in those of speech (Lu 6:45), avoiding evil and doing good in our relations to men are based on a right relation to God.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 34:13

• Falsehood
• Longevity
• Quotations and Allusions
• Slander
• Speaking

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Psalms 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings