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Psalm 39:1
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Psalm 39:1
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Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness
To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
39 I said, “I will guard my ways,
Lest I sin with my (A)tongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”
Psalm 39:1
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Psalm 39:1
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Psalm 39[a]
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
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- Psalm 39:1 In Hebrew texts 39:1-13 is numbered 39:2-14.
Proverbs 21:23
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Proverbs 21:23
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23 (A)Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
Keeps his soul from troubles.
Proverbs 21:23
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Proverbs 21:23
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Psalm 141:3
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Psalm 141:3
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3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my (A)mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Psalm 141:3
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Psalm 141:3
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James 1:26
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James 1:26
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26 If anyone [a]among you thinks he is religious, and (A)does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.
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- James 1:26 NU omits among you
James 1:26
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James 1:26
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26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues(A) deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
Psalm 119:9
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Psalm 119:9
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ב BETH
9 How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
Psalm 119:9
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Psalm 119:9
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James 3:2-8
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James 3:2-8
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2 For (A)we all stumble in many things. (B)If anyone does not stumble in word, (C)he is a [a]perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. 3 [b]Indeed, (D)we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. 4 Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. 5 Even so (E)the tongue is a little member and (F)boasts great things.
See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And (G)the tongue is a fire, a world of [c]iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it (H)defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of [d]nature; and it is set on fire by [e]hell. 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, (I)full of deadly poison.
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James 3:2-8
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James 3:2-8
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2 We all stumble(A) in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say(B) is perfect,(C) able to keep their whole body in check.(D)
3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.(E) 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.(F) Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire,(G) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(H) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(I)
7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(J)
Micah 7:5-6
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Micah 7:5-6
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5 (A)Do not trust in a friend;
Do not put your confidence in a companion;
Guard the doors of your mouth
From her who lies in your (B)bosom.
6 For (C)son dishonors father,
Daughter rises against her mother,
Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
A man’s enemies are the men of his own household.
Micah 7:5-6
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Micah 7:5-6
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5 Do not trust a neighbor;
put no confidence in a friend.(A)
Even with the woman who lies in your embrace
guard the words of your lips.
6 For a son dishonors his father,
a daughter rises up against her mother,(B)
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.(C)
Psalm 34:13
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Psalm 34:13
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13 Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking (A)deceit.
Psalm 34:13
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Psalm 34:13
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Proverbs 4:26-27
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Proverbs 4:26-27
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26 Ponder the path of your (A)feet,
And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.
Proverbs 4:26-27
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Proverbs 4:26-27
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Hebrews 2:1
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Hebrews 2:1
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Do Not Neglect Salvation
2 Therefore we must give [a]the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
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- Hebrews 2:1 all the more careful attention
Hebrews 2:1
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Hebrews 2:1
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Warning to Pay Attention
2 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.(A)
Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 18:21
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21 (A)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 18:21
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1 Kings 2:4
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1 Kings 2:4
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4 that the Lord may (A)fulfill His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, (B)‘If your sons take heed to their way, to (C)walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ He said, (D)‘you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’
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1 Kings 2:4
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1 Kings 2:4
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4 and that the Lord may keep his promise(A) to me: ‘If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully(B) before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
Colossians 4:5
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Colossians 4:5
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5 (A)Walk in (B)wisdom toward those who are outside, (C)redeeming the time.
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Colossians 4:5
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Colossians 4:5
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