Psalms 52:4
\52:2\Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
In Context
3\52:1\Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:18Then the king said to Doeg, You are to put the priests to death. And Doeg the Edomite, turning on the priests and attacking them, put to death that day eighty-five men who took up the ephod.
Psalms 120:3What punishment will he give you? what more will he do to you, you false tongue?
James 3:6And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
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 →