2Ki 19:28, Psa 32:9, 39:1, Isa 37:29, Jam 1:26 | ESV | STEP | Because you have raged against me and your complacency has come into my ears , I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth , and I will turn you back on the way by which you came .

2 Kings 19:28

28 Because you have raged against me
and your complacency has come into my ears,
I will ^aput my hook in your nose
and my bit in your mouth,
and ^bI will turn you back on the way
by which you came.

Psalms 32:9

9 ^cBe not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
which must be curbed with ^dbit and bridle,
or it will not stay near you.

Psalms 39:1

What Is the Measure of My Days?

To the choirmaster: to ^eJeduthun. A Psalm of David.

1 I said, “I will ^fguard my ways,
that I ^gmay not sin with my tongue;
I will ^hguard my mouth with a muzzle,
so long as the wicked are in my presence.”

Isaiah 37:29

29 ⁱBecause you have raged against me
and your complacency has come to my ears,
I will put my hook in your nose
and my bit in your mouth,
and ^jI will turn you back on the way
by which you came.’

James 1:26

26 If anyone thinks he is religious ^kand does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s ^lreligion is worthless.