Psalms 11:5
who have said, We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own: who is Lord of us?
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
In Context
4Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaks great words:
Cross References
Genesis 22:1And it came to pass after these things that God tempted Abraam, and said to him, Abraam, Abraam; and he said, Lo! I am here.
Psalms 5:6Neither shall the transgressors continue in thy sight: thou hatest, O Lord, all them that work iniquity.
Psalms 10:3For they have pulled down what thou didst frame, but what has the righteous done?
Psalms 21:8All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with their lips, they shook the head, saying,
Psalms 139:1For the end, a Psalm of David.
Proverbs 6:16For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 11:5-7
4 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord 's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 5 The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. The shaking of a tree (they say) makes it take the deeper and faster root. The attempt of… Read the whole commentary →