James 3:2–3
2 For dwe all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, ehe is a perfect man, fable also to bridle his whole body. 3 If we put gbits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.
Psalm 39:1
What Is the Measure of My Days?
To the choirmaster: to vJeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1 I said, “I will wguard my ways,
that I xmay not sin with my tongue;
I will yguard my mouth with a muzzle,
so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
James 3:6
6 And ithe tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, jstaining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,1 and set on fire by hell.2
Psalm 34:13
13 iKeep your tongue from evil
and your lips from jspeaking deceit.
Psalm 141:3
3 xSet a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
ykeep watch over the door of my lips!
