Psalms 5:9
(5:10) For there is not in their mouth any sincerity; their inward part is full of deception; an open sepulchre is their throat: they flatter with their tongue.
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Job 32:21On no account will I show undue favor to any man, and to no son of earth will I give flattering titles.
Psalms 27:11Point me out thy way, O Lord! and guide me on a level path, because of those that regard me enviously.
Psalms 51:6(51:8) Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: therefore do thou cause me to know wisdom in the recesses [of the heart].
Psalms 58:2(58:3) Even in [your] heart ye work injustice: on the earth do ye weigh out the violence of your hands.
Psalms 62:9(62:10) Verily nought are the sons of common men, a lie the sons of the great; they must rise in the balance; they are altogether [lighter] than nought.
Psalms 69:19(69:20) Thou well knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion: before thee are all my assailants.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 5:8-12
Delight in Public Worship; Happiness of the Righteous. 7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 8 Lead me, O Lord , in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. 9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. 10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them… Read the whole commentary →