Psalms 10:7
With cursing, his mouth is full, and with deceptions and oppression, Under his tongue, are trouble and mischief:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
In Context
Cross References
Job 20:12Though, a sweet taste in his mouth, be given by vice, though he hide it under his tongue;
Psalms 7:14Lo! he gendereth trouble, and conceiveth mischief, but giveth birth to a disappointment:
Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth, are iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well:
Psalms 50:19Thy mouth, hast thou thrust into wickedness, And, thy tongue, kept weaving deceit;
Psalms 55:21Smoother than curds, were [the words of] his mouth, But, war, was [in] his heart,—Softer his words than oil, Yet, they, were drawn swords!
Psalms 59:12The sin of their mouth, The word of their lips, Let them then be captured in their pride, Both for the oath and for the deception they record.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 10:2-12
The Character of the Wicked; The Character of Persecutors. 1 Why standest thou afar off, O Lord ? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? 2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far… Read the whole commentary →