Psalms 73:9
They have set their mouth in the heavens, while their tongue struts about on the earth.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
In Context
8Their speech is mocking and evil, condescending and crooked their speech.
10Small wonder that people resort to them, and drink deep draughts of their lore.
Cross References
Psalms 52:4But you love all words that devour, and a tongue that is given to deceit.
James 3:6And the tongue is like a spark. It is a world of unrighteousness among the parts of our body. It contaminates the whole body; it sets the whole course of our existence on fire, and is itself set on fire by the flames of Gehenna.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:2-15
God's Goodness to His People; Unsanctified Prosperity. 1 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. 5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. 7… Read the whole commentary →