Cross references

Psalm 39:1

For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

I said, “I will watch my ways

so that I will not sin with my tongue;

I will guard my mouth with a muzzle

as long as the wicked are present.”

Psalm 39:1 BSB

Psalm 39:1 has 21 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 21 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 21:23 (38 votes) and Psalm 141:3 (29 votes). 22 other verses point back to it. It links with 16 other books, from Exodus 23 to 1 John 5.

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Which verses does Psalm 39:1 point to?

The 20 strongest of 21, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

  2. Psalm 141:329 votes

    Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

  3. James 1:2624 votes

    If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

  4. Psalm 119:920 votes

    How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.

  5. Psalm 34:1319 votes

    Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

  6. Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.

  7. We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body. When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal. …

  8. Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

  9. Hebrews 2:114 votes

    We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

  10. 1 Kings 2:413 votes

    and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

  11. Psalm 12:412 votes
  12. Job 2:1010 votes

    “You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

  13. Psalm 62:110 votes
  14. Psalm 77:19 votes
  15. Amos 5:139 votes

Which verses point to Psalm 39:1?

The 10 strongest of 22.