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Psalms 52:2

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

KJV

Corrupti sunt, et abominabiles facti sunt in iniquitatibus ; non est qui faciat bonum.

Vulgate

Εἶπεν ἄφρων ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ Οὐκ ἔστιν θεός. διέφθειραν καὶ ἐβδελύχθησαν ἐν ἀνομίαις, οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ποιῶν ἀγαθόν.

LXX

Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

ASV

בְּ/ב֤וֹא דּוֹאֵ֣ג הָ/אֲדֹמִי֮ וַ/יַּגֵּ֪ד לְ/שָׁ֫א֥וּל וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר ל֑/וֹ בָּ֥א דָ֝וִ֗ד אֶל בֵּ֥ית אֲחִימֶֽלֶךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲדֹמִ֑י
'dmy
noun · 12×
אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ
'chymlk
proper_noun · 17×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
דויג
dvyg
proper_noun · 9×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 3:8 — Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
  • Eccl 10:11 — Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
  • Eph 4:29 — Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
  • Ezek 11:2 — Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
  • Jer 9:3 — And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
  • Jer 9:3 — And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
  • Jer 18:18 — Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him wit
  • Job 15:5 — For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
  • Luke 6:45 — A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the
  • Matt 12:34 — O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
  • Matt 15:11 — Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
  • Neh 6:8 — Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
  • Prov 6:12 — A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
  • Prov 6:16 — These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
  • Prov 12:18 — There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
  • Prov 12:18 — There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
  • Prov 15:4 — A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
  • Prov 16:27 — An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
  • Prov 18:8 — The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
  • Prov 18:21 — Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
  • Prov 29:12 — If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
  • Ps 5:9 — For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
  • Ps 25:19 — Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
  • Ps 26:10 — In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
  • Ps 35:20 — For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
  • Ps 50:19 — Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
  • Ps 57:4 — My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
  • Ps 57:4 — My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
  • Ps 59:7 — Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
  • Ps 101:7 — He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
  • Ps 120:2 — Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
  • Ps 140:3 — They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
  • Rom 3:13 — Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: