Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue! New Living Translation You love to destroy others with your words, you liar! English Standard Version You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. Berean Standard Bible You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue. King James Bible Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. New King James Version You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue. New American Standard Bible You love all words that devour, You deceitful tongue. NASB 1995 You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. NASB 1977 You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. Legacy Standard Bible You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. Amplified Bible You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. Christian Standard Bible You love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue! Holman Christian Standard Bible You love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue! American Standard Version Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. Contemporary English Version You love to say cruel things, and your words are a trap. English Revised Version Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. GOD'S WORD® Translation You love every destructive accusation, you deceitful tongue! Good News Translation You love to hurt people with your words, you liar! International Standard Version You love all words that destroy, you deceitful tongue! Majority Standard Bible You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue. NET Bible You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives. New Heart English Bible You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue. Webster's Bible Translation Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. World English Bible You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou have loved all devouring words, "" O you deceitful tongue. Young's Literal Translation Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. Smith's Literal Translation Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou hast loved all the words of ruin, O deceitful tongue. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible You love all the words that create confusion, you deceitful tongue. New Revised Standard Version You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou love all that speak evil and all deceitful tongues; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You have loved all evil speaking and deceitful tongues. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou lovest all devouring words, The deceitful tongue. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou has loved all words of destruction, and a deceitful tongue. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Why Do You Boast of Evil?…3You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah 4You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue. 5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah… Cross References James 3:5-8 In 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 body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. / All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, ... Proverbs 12:18 Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Proverbs 15:4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. Proverbs 18:21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Matthew 12:34-37 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. / The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. / But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. ... Ephesians 4:29 Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen. Colossians 3:8 But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 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.” Proverbs 10:31-32 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out. / The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. Proverbs 21:23 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress. 1 Peter 3:10 For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. Psalm 34:13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. Psalm 5:9 For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. Psalm 10:7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue. Psalm 120:2-3 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue. / What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue? Treasury of Scripture You love all devouring words, O you deceitful tongue. devouring 1 Samuel 22:18,19 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod… James 3:6-9 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell… O thou. Jump to Previous Deceitful Destruction Devour Devouring Harmful Love Tongue Word WordsJump to Next Deceitful Destruction Devour Devouring Harmful Love Tongue Word WordsPsalm 52 1. David, condemning the spitefulness of Doeg, prophesies his destruction6. The righteous shall rejoice at it 8. David, upon his confidence in God's mercy, gives thanks You love The phrase "You love" indicates a deep-seated affection or preference. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "אָהַב" (ahav), which conveys a strong emotional attachment or desire. This is often used in Scripture to describe God's love for His people, but here it is used ironically to highlight the perverse affection the wicked have for destructive speech. This love is not a passive feeling but an active choice, suggesting that the deceitful person is not merely a victim of their own nature but is willfully choosing to embrace falsehood. every word that devours O deceitful tongue Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You loveאָהַ֥בְתָּ (’ā·haḇ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f every כָֽל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every word דִּבְרֵי־ (diḇ·rê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause that devours, בָ֗לַע (ḇā·la‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1105: A swallowing, devouring, a thing swallowed O deceitful מִרְמָֽה׃ (mir·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4820: Deceit, treachery tongue. לְשׁ֣וֹן (lə·šō·wn) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 3956: The tongue Links Psalm 52:4 NIVPsalm 52:4 NLT Psalm 52:4 ESV Psalm 52:4 NASB Psalm 52:4 KJV Psalm 52:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 52:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 52:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 52:4 French Bible Psalm 52:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 52:4 You love all devouring words you deceitful (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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