Psalms 52:2
Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.
In Context
1Why boast thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The loving kindness of God [is] continual.
3Thou love evil more than good, and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
Cross References
Psalms 50:19Thou give thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frames deceit.
Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, for [they say], Who hears?
Psalms 109:2for they have opened against me the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
Psalms 140:2[and men] who devise mischievous things in their heart. They gather themselves continually together for war.
Proverbs 12:18There is he who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is health.
Proverbs 30:14There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw teeth, knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 52:2-6
The Wickedness of Doeg. 1 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. The title is… Read the whole commentary →