James 1:26 If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.

1:26 CSB

Parallel Verses

Christian Standard Bible - If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.
新标点和合本 - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，反欺骗自己的心，这人的虔诚是徒然的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，反欺骗自己的心，这人的虔诚是徒然的。
当代译本 - 如果有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，就是在自己欺骗自己，他的所谓虔诚也毫无价值。
圣经新译本 - 如果有人自以为虔诚，却不约束他的舌头，反而自己欺骗自己，这人的虔诚是没有用的。
中文标准译本 - 如果有人自以为是虔诚的，却不克制自己的舌头，反而欺骗自己的心，这个人的虔诚就是虚妄的。
现代标点和合本 - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
和合本（拼音版） - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
New International Version - Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
New International Reader's Version - Suppose people think their beliefs and how they live are both right. But they don’t control what they say. Then they are fooling themselves. Their beliefs and way of life are not worth anything at all.
English Standard Version - If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
New Living Translation - If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
The Message - Anyone who sets himself up as “religious” by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world.
New American Standard Bible - If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
New King James Version - If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.
Amplified Bible - If anyone thinks himself to be religious [scrupulously observant of the rituals of his faith], and does not control his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless (futile, barren).
American Standard Version - If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.
King James Version - If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
New English Translation - If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
World English Bible - If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
新標點和合本 - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住他的舌頭，反欺哄自己的心，這人的虔誠是虛的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，反欺騙自己的心，這人的虔誠是徒然的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，反欺騙自己的心，這人的虔誠是徒然的。
當代譯本 - 如果有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，就是在自己欺騙自己，他的所謂虔誠也毫無價值。
聖經新譯本 - 如果有人自以為虔誠，卻不約束他的舌頭，反而自己欺騙自己，這人的虔誠是沒有用的。
呂振中譯本 - 若有人自以為是熱心宗教，卻不勒制自己的舌頭，反而欺騙了自己的心，這人的宗教就徒勞無效了。
中文標準譯本 - 如果有人自以為是虔誠的，卻不克制自己的舌頭，反而欺騙自己的心，這個人的虔誠就是虛妄的。
現代標點和合本 - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住他的舌頭，反欺哄自己的心，這人的虔誠是虛的。
文理和合譯本 - 人若自以為虔敬、而不捫其舌、自欺其心、其虔敬虛矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 人自謂虔共、如不捫厥舌、乃迷厥心、則其虔共徒然、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 若爾中有人自以為虔敬、而不制其舌、自欺其心、此人之虔敬徒然、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 若有人自以為虔誠、而不能自制其舌、是為欺心之人、其虔誠偽也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Si alguien se cree religioso, pero no le pone freno a su lengua, se engaña a sí mismo, y su religión no sirve para nada.
현대인의 성경 - 누구든지 믿는다고 하면서도 함부로 말을 내뱉으면 자기를 속이는 것이며 그의 믿음도 가치가 없습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
Восточный перевод - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais si quelqu’un croit être religieux, alors qu’il ne sait pas tenir sa langue en bride, il s’illusionne lui-même : sa religion ne vaut rien.
リビングバイブル - もしも、「私はクリスチャンです」と言いながら、平気でとげのあることばを口にする人がいれば、その人は自分を偽っていることになります。そのような信仰には何の価値もありません。
Nestle Aland 28 - Εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρησκὸς εἶναι μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ ἀλλ’ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκεία.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρησκὸς εἶναι, μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκεία.
Nova Versão Internacional - Se alguém se considera religioso, mas não refreia a sua língua, engana-se a si mesmo. Sua religião não tem valor algum!
Hoffnung für alle - Wer sich für fromm hält, aber seine Zunge nicht zügeln kann, der macht sich selbst etwas vor. Seine Frömmigkeit ist nichts wert.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Người nào tự xưng là con cái Chúa mà không chịu kiềm chế miệng lưỡi, là tự lừa dối mình, giữ đạo như thế chẳng có ích gì.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถ้าผู้ใดคิดว่าตนเองเคร่งศาสนาแต่ไม่ควบคุมลิ้นของตนให้ดีก็หลอกตัวเอง ศาสนาของเขาก็ไร้ค่า
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าผู้ใดคิดว่าตนเคร่งในศาสนา แต่ควบคุมลิ้นไว้ไม่ได้ ก็นับว่าหลอกตนเอง ศาสนาของเขาก็ไร้ค่า

Cross Reference

Galatians 3:4 - Did you experience so much for nothing — if in fact it was for nothing?
Galatians 2:9 - When James, Cephas, and John — those recognized as pillars — acknowledged the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
Proverbs 14:12 - There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.
James 2:20 - Senseless person! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?
1 Corinthians 3:18 - Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool so that he can become wise.
Mark 7:7 - They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines human commands.
1 Corinthians 15:15 - Moreover, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified wrongly about God that he raised up Christ — whom he did not raise up, if in fact the dead are not raised.
Proverbs 15:2 - The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive, but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.
Galatians 6:3 - For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
1 Corinthians 15:2 - and by which you are being saved, if you hold to the message I preached to you — unless you believed in vain.
Proverbs 13:2 - From the fruit of his mouth, a person will enjoy good things, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
Proverbs 13:3 - The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Psalms 32:9 - Do not be like a horse or mule, without understanding, that must be controlled with bit and bridle or else it will not come near you.
Malachi 3:14 - You have said, “It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping his requirements and walking mournfully before the Lord of Armies?
Proverbs 21:26 - He is filled with craving all day long, but the righteous give and don’t hold back.
Galatians 2:6 - Now from those recognized as important (what they once were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism ) — they added nothing to me.
Proverbs 10:19 - When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is prudent.
Proverbs 16:10 - God’s verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.
James 1:19 - My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Proverbs 16:25 - There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.
Isaiah 1:13 - Stop bringing useless offerings. Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons and Sabbaths, and the calling of solemn assemblies — I cannot stand iniquity with a festival.
Matthew 15:9 - They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines human commands.”
Isaiah 44:20 - He feeds on ashes. His deceived mind has led him astray, and he cannot rescue himself, or say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
Deuteronomy 11:16 - Be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside, serve, and bow in worship to other gods.
Proverbs 19:1 - Better a poor person who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
Psalms 39:1 - I said, “I will guard my ways so that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are in my presence.”
Psalms 39:2 - I was speechless and quiet; I kept silent, even from speaking good, and my pain intensified.
Ephesians 5:4 - Obscene and foolish talking or crude joking are not suitable, but rather giving thanks.
James 1:22 - But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Luke 8:18 - Therefore take care how you listen. For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
Colossians 4:6 - Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.
James 3:2 - For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is mature, able also to control the whole body.
James 3:3 - Now if we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we direct their whole bodies.
James 3:4 - And consider ships: Though very large and driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.
James 3:5 - So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest.
James 3:6 - And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among our members. It stains the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Proverbs 10:31 - The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
Psalms 34:13 - Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
1 Peter 3:10 - For the one who wants to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,
Ephesians 4:29 - No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.
Psalms 141:3 - Lord, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

Parallel Verses

Cross Reference

Christian Standard Bible - If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.
新标点和合本 - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，反欺骗自己的心，这人的虔诚是徒然的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，反欺骗自己的心，这人的虔诚是徒然的。
当代译本 - 如果有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，就是在自己欺骗自己，他的所谓虔诚也毫无价值。
圣经新译本 - 如果有人自以为虔诚，却不约束他的舌头，反而自己欺骗自己，这人的虔诚是没有用的。
中文标准译本 - 如果有人自以为是虔诚的，却不克制自己的舌头，反而欺骗自己的心，这个人的虔诚就是虚妄的。
现代标点和合本 - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
和合本（拼音版） - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
New International Version - Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
New International Reader's Version - Suppose people think their beliefs and how they live are both right. But they don’t control what they say. Then they are fooling themselves. Their beliefs and way of life are not worth anything at all.
English Standard Version - If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
New Living Translation - If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
The Message - Anyone who sets himself up as “religious” by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world.
New American Standard Bible - If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
New King James Version - If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.
Amplified Bible - If anyone thinks himself to be religious [scrupulously observant of the rituals of his faith], and does not control his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless (futile, barren).
American Standard Version - If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.
King James Version - If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
New English Translation - If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
World English Bible - If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
新標點和合本 - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住他的舌頭，反欺哄自己的心，這人的虔誠是虛的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，反欺騙自己的心，這人的虔誠是徒然的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，反欺騙自己的心，這人的虔誠是徒然的。
當代譯本 - 如果有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，就是在自己欺騙自己，他的所謂虔誠也毫無價值。
聖經新譯本 - 如果有人自以為虔誠，卻不約束他的舌頭，反而自己欺騙自己，這人的虔誠是沒有用的。
呂振中譯本 - 若有人自以為是熱心宗教，卻不勒制自己的舌頭，反而欺騙了自己的心，這人的宗教就徒勞無效了。
中文標準譯本 - 如果有人自以為是虔誠的，卻不克制自己的舌頭，反而欺騙自己的心，這個人的虔誠就是虛妄的。
現代標點和合本 - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住他的舌頭，反欺哄自己的心，這人的虔誠是虛的。
文理和合譯本 - 人若自以為虔敬、而不捫其舌、自欺其心、其虔敬虛矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 人自謂虔共、如不捫厥舌、乃迷厥心、則其虔共徒然、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 若爾中有人自以為虔敬、而不制其舌、自欺其心、此人之虔敬徒然、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 若有人自以為虔誠、而不能自制其舌、是為欺心之人、其虔誠偽也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Si alguien se cree religioso, pero no le pone freno a su lengua, se engaña a sí mismo, y su religión no sirve para nada.
현대인의 성경 - 누구든지 믿는다고 하면서도 함부로 말을 내뱉으면 자기를 속이는 것이며 그의 믿음도 가치가 없습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
Восточный перевод - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais si quelqu’un croit être religieux, alors qu’il ne sait pas tenir sa langue en bride, il s’illusionne lui-même : sa religion ne vaut rien.
リビングバイブル - もしも、「私はクリスチャンです」と言いながら、平気でとげのあることばを口にする人がいれば、その人は自分を偽っていることになります。そのような信仰には何の価値もありません。
Nestle Aland 28 - Εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρησκὸς εἶναι μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ ἀλλ’ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκεία.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρησκὸς εἶναι, μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκεία.
Nova Versão Internacional - Se alguém se considera religioso, mas não refreia a sua língua, engana-se a si mesmo. Sua religião não tem valor algum!
Hoffnung für alle - Wer sich für fromm hält, aber seine Zunge nicht zügeln kann, der macht sich selbst etwas vor. Seine Frömmigkeit ist nichts wert.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Người nào tự xưng là con cái Chúa mà không chịu kiềm chế miệng lưỡi, là tự lừa dối mình, giữ đạo như thế chẳng có ích gì.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถ้าผู้ใดคิดว่าตนเองเคร่งศาสนาแต่ไม่ควบคุมลิ้นของตนให้ดีก็หลอกตัวเอง ศาสนาของเขาก็ไร้ค่า
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าผู้ใดคิดว่าตนเคร่งในศาสนา แต่ควบคุมลิ้นไว้ไม่ได้ ก็นับว่าหลอกตนเอง ศาสนาของเขาก็ไร้ค่า

Galatians 3:4 - Did you experience so much for nothing — if in fact it was for nothing?
Galatians 2:9 - When James, Cephas, and John — those recognized as pillars — acknowledged the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
Proverbs 14:12 - There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.
James 2:20 - Senseless person! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?
1 Corinthians 3:18 - Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool so that he can become wise.
Mark 7:7 - They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines human commands.
1 Corinthians 15:15 - Moreover, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified wrongly about God that he raised up Christ — whom he did not raise up, if in fact the dead are not raised.
Proverbs 15:2 - The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive, but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.
Galatians 6:3 - For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
1 Corinthians 15:2 - and by which you are being saved, if you hold to the message I preached to you — unless you believed in vain.
Proverbs 13:2 - From the fruit of his mouth, a person will enjoy good things, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
Proverbs 13:3 - The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Psalms 32:9 - Do not be like a horse or mule, without understanding, that must be controlled with bit and bridle or else it will not come near you.
Malachi 3:14 - You have said, “It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping his requirements and walking mournfully before the Lord of Armies?
Proverbs 21:26 - He is filled with craving all day long, but the righteous give and don’t hold back.
Galatians 2:6 - Now from those recognized as important (what they once were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism ) — they added nothing to me.
Proverbs 10:19 - When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is prudent.
Proverbs 16:10 - God’s verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.
James 1:19 - My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Proverbs 16:25 - There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.
Isaiah 1:13 - Stop bringing useless offerings. Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons and Sabbaths, and the calling of solemn assemblies — I cannot stand iniquity with a festival.
Matthew 15:9 - They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines human commands.”
Isaiah 44:20 - He feeds on ashes. His deceived mind has led him astray, and he cannot rescue himself, or say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
Deuteronomy 11:16 - Be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside, serve, and bow in worship to other gods.
Proverbs 19:1 - Better a poor person who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
Psalms 39:1 - I said, “I will guard my ways so that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are in my presence.”
Psalms 39:2 - I was speechless and quiet; I kept silent, even from speaking good, and my pain intensified.
Ephesians 5:4 - Obscene and foolish talking or crude joking are not suitable, but rather giving thanks.
James 1:22 - But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Luke 8:18 - Therefore take care how you listen. For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
Colossians 4:6 - Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.
James 3:2 - For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is mature, able also to control the whole body.
James 3:3 - Now if we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we direct their whole bodies.
James 3:4 - And consider ships: Though very large and driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.
James 3:5 - So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest.
James 3:6 - And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among our members. It stains the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Proverbs 10:31 - The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
Psalms 34:13 - Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
1 Peter 3:10 - For the one who wants to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,
Ephesians 4:29 - No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.
Psalms 141:3 - Lord, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.