Psalms 50:19
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
In Context
18When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, And hast been partaker with adulterers.
20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.
Cross References
Psalms 5:9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulcher; They flatter with their tongue.
Psalms 12:2They speak falsehood everyone with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
Psalms 52:2Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalms 55:12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hidden myself from him:
Psalms 64:3Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
Jeremiah 9:5And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 50:17-23
The Character of the Wicked. 16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee. 18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. 20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son. 21 These things hast thou done,… Read the whole commentary →