Psalms 50:19

In 11 translations

BSB

You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.

KJV

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.givest: Heb. sendest

WEB

“You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.

ASV

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

LSV

You have sent forth your mouth with evil, || And your tongue joins deceit together,

YLT

Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,

DBY

Thou lettest thy mouth loose to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit;

DRC49:19

Thy mouth hath abounded with evil, and thy tongue framed deceits.

GNV

Thou giuest thy mouth to euill, and with thy tongue thou forgest deceit.

JPS

Thou hast let loose thy mouth for evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

LXXE49:19

Thy mouth has multiplied wickedness, and thy tongue has framed deceit.From these words in Alex. to Ps. 79. 11, thirty psalms are wanting.

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WLC

פִּ֭יךָ שָׁלַ֣חְתָּ בְרָעָ֑ה וּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗ תַּצְמִ֥יד מִרְמָֽה׃

LXX-Br49:19

Τὸ στόμα σου ἐπλεόνασε κακίαν, καὶ ἡ γλῶσσά σου περιέπλεκε δολιότητα.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
• Jeremiah 9:5Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
• Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
• Psalms 52:2–4Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit. You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
• Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
• James 3:5–9In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the…
• Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
• Romans 3:13–14“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
• Isaiah 59:3–4For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas;…
• Psalms 55:12For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
• Psalms 64:3–5who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their…
• Psalms 12:2–3They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
• Hosea 4:2Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
• Psalms 36:3–4The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing. Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

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