Psalms 34:13 (YLT)

Passage

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

Nearby Context

Psalms 34:11 Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

Psalms 34:12 Who <FI>is<Fi> the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

Psalms 34:13 Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

Psalms 34:14 Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.

Psalms 34:15 The eyes of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "keep", "tongue", "evil", "lips", "speaking", and "deceit". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "keep" and "tongue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Who FI is Fi the man that..." into verse 14's "Turn aside from evil and do good...", so "keep" and "tongue" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "keep" and "tongue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.