Psalm 39:1

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Psalm 39

The Fleeting Nature of Life

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

¹I 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.”^(A)

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Psalm 141:3

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³Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.^(A)

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Proverbs 13:3

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³The one who guards his mouth protects his life;^(A)
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.^(B)

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James 1:26

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²⁶If anyone^[a] thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue,^(A) his religion is useless and he deceives himself.

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Footnotes

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James 1:26 in all English translations

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