Psalms 52:2

Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

In Context

1To the Overseer. — An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, 'David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God [is] all the day.

3Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

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Cross References

Psalms 50:19Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,

Psalms 59:7Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'

Psalms 109:2For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me — A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!

Psalms 140:2Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble [for] wars.

Proverbs 12:18A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

Proverbs 30:14A generation — swords [are] their teeth, And knives — their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from [among] men.

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 →

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