Psalms 31:18

31:18 May lying lips be silenced –

lips ¹  that speak defiantly against the innocent ² 

with arrogance and contempt!

Romans 3:19

3:19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under ³  the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

Titus 1:10-11

1:10 For there are many ⁴  rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections, ⁵  1:11 who must be silenced because they mislead whole families by teaching for dishonest gain what ought not to be taught.

[31:18]  ¹ tn Heb “the [ones which].”

[31:18]  ² tn Or “godly.”

[3:19]  ³ tn Grk “in,” “in connection with.”

[1:10]  ⁴ tc ‡ The earliest and best mss lack καί (kai) after πολλοί (polloi; so א A C P 088 81 104 365 614 629 630 al sy co), though the conjunction is found in several significant witnesses, chiefly of the Western and Byzantine texts (D F G I Ψ 33 1739 1881 Ï lat). Although it is possible that some scribes omitted the word, thinking it was superfluous, it is also possible that others added the conjunction for clarification. Judging by the pedigree of the witnesses and the inconclusiveness of the internal evidence, the shorter reading is considered to be most likely original. NA²⁷ puts the conjunction in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

[1:10]  ⁵ tn Grk “those of the circumcision.” Some translations take this to refer to Jewish converts to Christianity (cf. NAB “Jewish Christians”; TEV “converts from Judaism”; CEV “Jewish followers”) while others are less clear (cf. NLT “those who insist on circumcision for salvation”).