Psalms 59:7

In 11 translations

BSB

See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

KJV

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

WEB

Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”

ASV

Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, say they, doth hear?

LSV

Behold, they belch out with their mouths, || Swords [are] in their lips, for “Who hears?”

YLT

Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'

DBY

Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who [say they] doth hear?

DRC58:8

Behold they shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us?

GNV

Behold, they brag in their talke, and swords are in their lips: for, Who, say they, doeth heare?

JPS59:8

Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: 'For who doth hear?'

LXXE58:8

Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, say they, has heard?

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Original-language editions

WLC59:8

הִנֵּ֤ה ׀ יַבִּ֘יע֤וּן בְּפִיהֶ֗ם חֲ֭רָבוֹת בְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם כִּי־מִ֥י שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃KJV:Ps.59.7

LXX-Br58:8

Ἰδοὺ ἀποφθέγξονται ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν, καὶ ῥομφαία ἐν τοῖς χείλεσιν αὐτῶν, ὅτι τίς ἤκουσε;

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
• Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
• Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
• Psalms 73:11The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
• Psalms 94:7–9They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.” Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise? He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
• Psalms 10:13Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
• Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
• Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
• 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 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
• Psalms 109:2–3For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.
• Job 22:12–13Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are! Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
• Jeremiah 33:24“Have you not noticed what these people are saying: ‘The LORD has rejected the two families He had chosen’? So they despise My people and no longer regard them as a nation.
• Psalms 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
• Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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