Psalms 52:4
Thou louest all wordes that may destroye, O deceitfull tongue!
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
In Context
3Thou doest loue euill more then good, and lies more then to speake the trueth. Selah.
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:18Then the King sayde to Doeg, Turne thou and fall vpon the Priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and ran vpon the Priestes, and slewe that same daye foure score and fiue persons that did weare a linen Ephod.
Psalms 120:3What doeth thy deceitfull tongue bring vnto thee? or what doeth it auaile thee?
James 3:6And the tongue is fire, yea, a worlde of wickednesse: so is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire of hell.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 52:2-6
The Wickedness of Doeg. 1 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. The title is… Read the whole commentary →