Psalms 141:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

O Lord, keep a watch over my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

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Referenced Verses

  • Mic 7:5 : 5 Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.
  • Jas 1:26 : 26 If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.
  • Ps 39:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David.> I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.
  • Ps 71:8 : 8 My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.
  • Ps 17:3-5 : 3 You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin. 4 As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent. 5 I have kept my feet in your ways, my steps have not been turned away.
  • Ps 34:13 : 13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
  • Jas 3:2 : 2 For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 39:1
    79%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. Of Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David.> I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.

  • Ps 51:15
    78%

    15 O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.

  • Prov 4:24
    76%

    24 Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

  • Ps 17:3-5
    3 verses
    76%

    3 You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin.

    4 As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

    5 I have kept my feet in your ways, my steps have not been turned away.

  • Ps 34:13
    75%

    13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

  • Prov 8:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

    7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

  • Job 27:4
    75%

    4 Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.

  • Ps 141:4
    75%

    4 Keep my heart from desiring any evil thing, or from taking part in the sins of the evil-doers with men who do wrong: and let me have no part in their good things.

  • Prov 13:3
    75%

    3 He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

  • Ps 119:13
    74%

    13 With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.

  • Ps 140:4
    74%

    4 O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.

  • Ps 109:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.> God of my praise, let my prayer be answered;

    2 For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.

  • Ps 54:2
    74%

    2 Let my prayer come before you, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

  • Ps 140:9
    74%

    9 As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

  • Ps 19:14
    74%

    14 Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your eyes, O Lord, my strength and my salvation.

  • Prov 5:2
    74%

    2 So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

  • Ps 31:18
    74%

    18 Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

  • Ps 17:1
    73%

    1 <A Prayer. Of David.> Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.

  • Prov 21:23
    73%

    23 He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

  • Job 33:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 See, now my mouth is open, my tongue gives out words.

    3 My heart is overflowing with knowledge, my lips say what is true.

  • Ps 120:2
    73%

    2 O Lord, be the saviour of my soul from false lips, and from the tongue of deceit.

  • Ps 119:171
    73%

    171 Let my lips be flowing with praise, because you have given me knowledge of your rules.

  • Ps 141:2
    72%

    2 Let my prayer be ordered before you like a sweet smell; and let the lifting up of my hands be like the evening offering.

  • Prov 22:18
    72%

    18 For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

  • Jer 17:16
    72%

    16 As for me, I have not said; Let the day of trouble come to them quickly; and I have not been hoping for the death-giving day; you have knowledge of what came from my lips; it was open before you.

  • Ps 49:3
    72%

    3 From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.

  • Ps 12:3
    72%

    3 The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.

  • Prov 10:31
    72%

    31 The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

  • Ps 119:43
    72%

    43 Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions.

  • Ps 119:11
    72%

    11 I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.

  • Prov 16:10
    72%

    10 Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.

  • Prov 14:3
    71%

    3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

  • Ps 119:131
    71%

    131 My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.

  • Ps 5:3
    71%

    3 My voice will come to you in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I send my prayer to you, and keep watch.

  • Ps 141:9
    71%

    9 Keep me from the net which they have put down for me, and from the designs of the workers of evil.

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

    16 And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.

  • Ps 71:8
    71%

    8 My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.

  • Job 13:6
    71%

    6 Give ear to the argument of my mouth, and take note of the words of my lips.

  • Ps 119:148
    71%

    148 In the night watches I am awake, so that I may give thought to your saying.

  • Job 31:27
    71%

    27 A secret feeling of worship came into my heart, and my hand gave kisses from my mouth;

  • Ps 5:1
    71%

    1 <To the chief music-maker on wind instruments. A Psalm. Of David.> Give ear to my words, O Lord; give thought to my heart-searchings.

  • Ps 59:12
    71%

    12 Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

  • Lam 3:62
    71%

    62 The lips of those who came up against me, and their thoughts against me all the day.

  • Ps 119:133
    71%

    133 Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.