Psalms 50:19
Thou hast let loose thy mouth for evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
In Context
18When thou sawest a thief, thou hadst company with him, and with adulterers was thy portion.
20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
Cross References
Psalms 5:9(5-10) For there is no sincerity in their mouth; their inward part is a yawning gulf, their throat is an open sepulchre; they make smooth their tongue.
Psalms 12:2(12-3) They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
Psalms 52:2(52-4) Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalms 55:12(55-13) For it was not an enemy that taunted me, then I could have borne it; neither was it mine adversary that did magnify himself against me, then I would have hid myself from him.
Psalms 64:3(64-4) Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;
Jeremiah 9:5(9-4) And they deceive every one his neighbour, and truth they speak not; 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 →