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

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Keep thy tongue from evil - From speaking wrong things. Always give utterance to truth, and truth alone. The meaning is that this i…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Keep thy tongue from evil. The precept David delivers here relates to a very rare virtue: that we should be truthful and free from deceit …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Keep your tongue from evil
This, and what follows in this verse and (Psalms 34:14) , point at the things…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Let young people set out in life by learning the fear of the Lord, if they desire true comfort here and eternal happiness hereafter. Those will be …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. The title is a psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, who dismi ed him, and he went his way.

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