 | Thomas Benson Pollock - 1882 - 438 pages
...the "perfect man," who "by offending not in word" proves that he is able to control his whole nature. SET a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips, that offending not in word I may be enabled to bridle the whole body, according to Thy holy Will, for... | |
 | François de Sales (st.) - 1882 - 328 pages
...in the Christian life. "I said I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not in my tongue."r "Seta watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips." 2 It was a saying of S. Louis, that one should contradict nobody, unless there was sin or harm in consenting,... | |
 | Charles Ewart Butler - Sermons, English - 1883 - 100 pages
...tongue : I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle : " and to offer the daily, hourly, prayer — " Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips !" Who is not conscious of words spoken in haste and thoughtlessness, which have been the fruitful... | |
 | Lancelot Andrewes - Devotional exercises - 1883 - 314 pages
...foolish words. Waken mine ear early to hear, and open mine ears to the instruction of Thy oracles. Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips. Let my word be seasoned with salt, that it may minister grace to the hearers. Let no deed be grief... | |
 | Bible stories, English - 1883 - 960 pages
...to pray God earnestly that He will guard us through the day and help us to restrain our tongues. " Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips." CHAPTER XII. i. Christ preacheth to his disciples to avoid hypocrisy, and Tearfulness in publishing... | |
 | Henry Thornhill Morgan - Bible - 1883 - 752 pages
...to pray God earnestly that He will guard us through the day and help us to restrain our tongues. " Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips.' CHAPTER XII. i. Christ preacheth to his disciples to avoid hypocrisy, and Tearfulness in publishing... | |
 | Lancelot Andrewes (bp. of Winchester.) - 1883 - 276 pages
...foolish words. Waken mine ear early to hear, and open mine ears to the instruction of Thy oracles. Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips. Let my word he seasoned with salt, that it may minister grace to the hearers. Let no deed be grief... | |
 | Day - 1883 - 216 pages
...are turned to fair, As soon as we love God, or rather know That God loves us. ANONYMOUS. APR1L 21. ET a watch, O Lord, before my mouth : and keep the door of my lips. — PSA. cxli. 3. No sinful word, nor deed of wrong, Nor thoughts that idly rove ; But kindly truth... | |
 | Priest - 1884 - 616 pages
...the fires of hell may rise To torture me in fiercer wise." When tempted to sins of the tongue. — Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips. When tempted to evil thoughts. — Let the meditation of my heart be alway acceptable in Thy sight,... | |
 | Priest - 1884 - 416 pages
...and finished by Thee, and I offer it unto Thee in union with Thine own works. Before conversation. Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips. Before taking medicine. Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed ; save me, and I shall be saved, for... | |
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O let not mine heart be inclined to any evil thing ; let me not be occupied in ungodly works with the men that work wickedness, lest I eat of such things as please them. 
