We must pray for the grace of God, and all the kind and powerful influences and operations of that grace. › We must pray for grace to furnish us for every good thought, word, and work, that we may not only be kept from sin, but may be in every thing as we should be, and do as we should do.

11. We must pray for grace to enable us both to govern our tongues well, and to use them well.

Lord, enable us to take heed to our ways, that we offend not with our tongue, and to keep our mouth, as it were, with a bridle, that it may not be hasty to utter any thing. Ps 39:1 Eccl 5:2.

Set a watch, O Lord, before our mouth; keep the door of our lips, that we may not offend in word. Ps 141:3. Jas 3:2.

Let our speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt; and enable us always out of the good treasure of our heart, to bring forth good things. Let our mouth speak wisdom, and our tongue talk judgment; and let not thy words depart out of our mouth, nor out of the mouth of our seed, or our seed’s seed, from henceforth and for ever. Col 4:6. Matt 12:35. Ps 37:30. Isa 59:21

Enable us always to open our mouth with wisdom, and let the law of kindness be in our tongue. Give us to know what is acceptable, that our tongue may be as choice silver, and our lips may feed many.. Prov 10:32

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Pray now: a guided prayer in six parts, with the next heads each day.

Henry’s text is in the public domain. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, No. 265 Chestnut Street. Undated, about 1840 to 1860. The preface is dated Chester, March 25, 1710. From the Internet Archive scan. The KJV text is in the public domain.