NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Keepnatsar (naw-tsar') to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.) thy tongue lashown (law-shone') the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water) from evil ra` (rah) bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). and thy lips saphah (saw-faw') the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) from speaking dabar (daw-bar') perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue guile mirmah (meer-maw') fraud -- craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. King James Bible Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Holman Christian Standard Bible Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. International Standard Version Then keep your tongue from doing evil and your lips from spreading lies. NET Bible Then make sure you don't speak evil words or use deceptive speech! Aramaic Bible in Plain English Keep your tongue from evil and your lips will not speak deceit. GOD'S WORD® Translation Keep your tongue from saying evil things and your lips from speaking deceitful things. King James 2000 Bible Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. Links Psalm 34:13Psalm 34:13 NIV Psalm 34:13 NLT Psalm 34:13 ESV Psalm 34:13 NASB Psalm 34:13 KJV |
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