Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
New American Standard Bible
And your lips from speaking
King James Version
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Holman Bible
and your lips from deceitful speech.
International Standard Version
Then keep your tongue from doing evil and your lips from spreading lies.
A Conservative Version
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.
American Standard Version
Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.
Amplified
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Bible in Basic English
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
Darby Translation
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile;
Julia Smith Translation
Watch thy tongue from evil; and thy lips from speaking deceit
King James 2000
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
Modern King James verseion
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking guile.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile.
NET Bible
Then make sure you don't speak evil words or use deceptive speech!
New Heart English Bible
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
The Emphasized Bible
Keep thy tongue from wickedness, And thy lips from speaking deceit:
Webster
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Youngs Literal Translation
Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.
Themes
Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
Slander » Saints » Should keep their tongue from
Slander » Saints should keep their tongues from
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 34:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Delivers The Righteous
12 Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies. 14 Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Peter 2:22
who did not sin, "neither was deceit found in his mouth."
James 1:26
If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.
James 3:2
For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn't stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
Psalm 141:3
Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
Psalm 39:1
I said, "I will watch my ways, so that I don't sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me."
Psalm 55:11
Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don't depart from her streets.
1 Peter 2:1
Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,
Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Proverbs 12:19
Truth's lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.
Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
Proverbs 21:23
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Isaiah 63:8
For he said, "Surely, they are my people, children who will not deal falsely:" so he was their Savior.
Matthew 12:35-37
The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
Colossians 3:9
Don't lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,
James 1:19
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
James 3:5-10
So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
Revelation 14:4-5
These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.