Psalms 50:19
Thou giuest thy mouth to euill, and with thy tongue thou forgest deceit.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
In Context
18For when thou seest a thiefe, thou runnest with him, and thou art partaker with the adulterers.
20Thou sittest, and speakest against thy brother, and slanderest thy mothers sonne.
Cross References
Psalms 5:9For no constancie is in their mouth: within, they are very corruption: their throte is an open sepulchre, and they flatter with their tongue.
Psalms 12:2They speake deceitfully euery one with his neighbour, flattering with their lips, and speake with a double heart.
Psalms 52:2Thy tongue imagineth mischiefe, and is like a sharpe rasor, that cutteth deceitfully.
Psalms 55:12Surely mine enemie did not defame mee: for I could haue borne it: neither did mine aduersarie exalt himselfe against mee: for I would haue hid me from him.
Psalms 64:3Which haue whette their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrowes bitter wordes.
Jeremiah 9:5And euery one wil deceiue his friende, and wil not speake the trueth: for they haue taught their tongues to speake lies, and take great paynes to do wickedly.
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 →