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13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
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Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! …
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-22)David, in this latter part of the psalm, undertakes to teach children. Though a man of war, and anointed to be king, he did not think it below him; though now he had his head so full of cares and his hands of business, yet he could find heart and time to give good counsel to young people, from his own experience. It does not appear that he had now any children of his own, at least any that were gr…
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