Psalms 141:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.”
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BSBPD
“Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 141:3 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 17:3You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
- Psalms 34:13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
- Psalms 39:1I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
- Psalms 39:2I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
- Psalms 71:8My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
- Micah 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- James 1:26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
- James 3:2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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