Psa 39:1, Pro 10:19, 12:13, 21:23, Mat 12:36-37, Jam 1:26, 3:2-12 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster : to Jeduthun . A Psalm of David . I said , I will guard my ways , that I may not sin with my tongue ; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle , so long as the wicked are in my presence .

Psalms 39:1

What Is the Measure of My Days?

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

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

Proverbs 10:19

19 ^eWhen words are many, transgression is not lacking,
^fbut whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

Proverbs 12:13

13 An evil man is ensnared ^gby the transgression of his lips,
^hbut the righteous escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 21:23

23 ⁱWhoever keeps his mouth and his tongue
^jkeeps himself out of ^ktrouble.

Matthew 12:36-37

36 I tell you, ^lon the day of judgment ^mpeople will give account for ⁿevery careless word they speak, 37 for ^oby your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

James 1:26

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

James 3:2-12

2 For ^rwe all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, ^she is a perfect man, ^table also to bridle his whole body. 3 If we put ^ubits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet ^vit boasts of great things.

How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 6 And ^wthe tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, ^xstaining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, ^{▼▼Or wheel of birth} and set on fire by hell. ^{▼▼Greek Gehenna} 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, ^aafull of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people ^abwho are made in the likeness of God. 10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verse 12} these things ought not to be so. 11 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? 12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.