Psalms 52:4
Thou lovest all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
In Context
3Thou lovest Evil more than good, Falsehood, more than speaking righteousness. [Selah.]
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:18Then said the king to Doeg, Turn, thou, and fall upon the priests. So Doeg the Edomite turned, and, himself, fell upon the priests, and put to death, that day, four score and five men bearing an ephod of linen;
Psalms 120:3What shall be given to thee, and what shall be added to thee, thou deceitful tongue?
James 3:6And, the tongue, is a fire,—[as], the world of unrighteousness, the tongue, becometh fixed among our members, that which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the wheel of our natural life, and is set on fire, by gehenna!
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 →