Psalms 34:13

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Keep thy tongue from evil - From speaking wrong things. Always give utterance to truth, and truth alone. The meaning is, that this is one of the...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXXIV. Yahweh's Care for His Own. An acrostic Ps., the letter Waw being omitted as in Psalms 25. Yahweh's care of the poor who fear Him. Psalms...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Keep, &c. Figure of speech Apostrophe.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

13. Keep thy tongue from evil The precept which David here delivers relates to a virtue which is very rare, namely, that we should be truthf...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 553 THE FEAR OF GOD INCULCATED Psalms 34:11-16 . Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Keep thy tongue. This verse refers to words. [camekh (c)]
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The reliability of this title ( A Psalm of David; when he feigned madness (RM) before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed) is doubtful, b...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 34:1-22 THE occasion of this psalm, according to the superscription, was that humiliating and questionable episode, when David pretended in...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Salvation of the Contrite Psalms 34:11-22 Psalms 34:11-14 : The gist of this exhortation is quoted by Peter in his first Epistle. See 1...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this psalm praise is personal. After the chorus of the last we have a solo full of feeling. It tells of the goodness of Jehovah and that in order...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How exceedingly to be desired is it, that those who set up for instructors of children would adopt David's plan, and instead of useless sciences, fal...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 32 Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday ( Morning ). Psalms 32-34 = Day 6 ( Evening ).
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Keep thy tongue from evil ,.... This, and what follows in this verse and Psalms 34:14 , point at the things wherein the fear of God shows itself; a...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Ver. 13. Keep thy tongue from evil, &c. ] This is a hard saying, think the most;...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Keep thy tongue from evil From all manner of evil speaking, from all injurious, false, and deceitful speeches; and thy lips from speaking guile O...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

An Exhortation to Fear God; The Privileges of the Righteous. 11 Come,...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

From evil; from all manner of evil-speaking, from all opprobrious, injurious, false, and deceitful speeches; which, though men commonly use to ease...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

4). He Points Out To Them The Way To True Life (12-14). Psalms 34:12-14 M ‘What man is he who desires life, And loves many days, that he may s...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This psalm is assigned by the superscription to the occasion when David, persecuted by Saul, fled to the Philistines, and being brough...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 34:11-15 In the first place, David sums up his advice in one grand affection, which he calls the fear of the Lord. Then he proceeds to deta...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 34:1 . I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. «Others may do what they please, and murmur, and c...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

The title of this Psalm is, «A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech (or, Achish); who drove him away, and he departed.» It r...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. What a sweet resolve! Oh, that every one of us who...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

«A psalm of David when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.» It was a very painful exhibition, and one in w...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 34:1 . I will bless the LORD at all times: «At dark times, and bright times when I am alone, and when I am in company; when I feel like do...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 34:6 . This poor man cried. David, a prince yesterday, was poor to-day; an exile among his enemies, and destitute of friends. Yesterday, Sa...
The Biblical Illustrator

I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. A devout hymn I. an exemplification of true praise. 1. It i...
The Biblical Illustrator

O taste and see that the Lord is good. Important exhortation I. A call to the enjoyment of divine goodness ( Psalms 34:8 ). Two things are nece...
The Biblical Illustrator

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. The roots of the blessed life What man is he that desireth a life th...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS is the third of the alphabetical psalms, and appears to have a special connection with the second of them, Psalms 25:1-19 . L...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Teaches True Piety
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Keep thy tongue from evil, from all sins in speech, and thy lips from speaking guile. Cf James 1:26 ; James 3:2-13 .
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:1 ; 1 Peter 2:22 ; Colossians 3:9 ; Isaiah 63:8 ; James 1:19 ; James 1:26 ; James 3:2 ; James 3:5-10 ; Matthew 12:35-37 ; Proverb...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Evil — From all manner of evil speaking, from all injurious, false and deceitful speeches.

¹³ Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 34:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 34:13