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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Psalms 50:19

You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Falsehood;   Wicked (People);   Scofield Reference Index - Judgments;   The Topic Concordance - Deception;   Forgetting;   Glory;   Reproof;   Salvation;   Speech/communication;   Wickedness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Asaph;   Psalms, the Book of;   Sacrifice;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Wrath;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Frame;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Asaph;   English Versions;   Gift, Giving;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jonah;   Psalms;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Tongue;   Tongue ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crime;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You unleash your mouth for eviland harness your tongue for deceit.
Hebrew Names Version
"You give your mouth to evil. You harnesses your tongue for deceit.
King James Version
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
English Standard Version
"You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit.
New Century Version
You don't stop your mouth from speaking evil, and your tongue makes up lies.
New English Translation
You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.
Amplified Bible
"You give your mouth to evil And your tongue frames deceit.
New American Standard Bible
"You let your mouth loose in evil, And your tongue harnesses deceit.
World English Bible
"You give your mouth to evil. You harnesses your tongue for deceit.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou giuest thy mouth to euill, and with thy tongue thou forgest deceit.
Legacy Standard Bible
You let your mouth loose in evilAnd you harness your tongue for deceit.
Contemporary English Version
You talked only about violence and told nothing but lies;
Complete Jewish Bible
you give your mouth free rein for evil and harness your tongue to deceit;
Darby Translation
Thou lettest thy mouth loose to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit;
Easy-to-Read Version
You say evil things and tell lies.
George Lamsa Translation
You have given your mouth to evil and your tongue speaks deceit.
Good News Translation
"You are always ready to speak evil; you never hesitate to tell lies.
Lexham English Bible
You give your mouth free rein for evil, and you harness your tongue to deceit.
Literal Translation
You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou lettest yi mouth speake wickednesse, & thy tonge paynteth disceate.
American Standard Version
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.
Bible in Basic English
You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou hast let loose thy mouth for evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
King James Version (1611)
Thou giuest thy mouth to euill, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou hast let thy mouth speake wickednesse: and with thy tongue thou hast set foorth deceipt.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thy mouth has multiplied wickedness, and thy tongue has framed deceit.
English Revised Version
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thi mouth was plenteuouse of malice; and thi tunge medlide togidere giles.
Update Bible Version
You give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
New King James Version
You give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit.
New Living Translation
Your mouth is filled with wickedness, and your tongue is full of lies.
New Life Bible
You say bad things with your mouth, and you lie with your tongue.
New Revised Standard
"You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thy mouth, hast thou thrust into wickedness, And, thy tongue, kept weaving deceit;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(49-19) Thy mouth hath abounded with evil, and thy tongue framed deceits.
Revised Standard Version
"You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit.
Young's Literal Translation
Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You let your mouth loose in evil And your tongue frames deceit.

Contextual Overview

16To the wicked, however, God says, "What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips? 17For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you. 18When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers. 19You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.20You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother's son. 21You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But I Myself will rebuke you and accuse you to your face. 22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you: 23He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rights his way, I will show the salvation of God."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

givest: Heb. sendest, Psalms 52:3-4, Jeremiah 9:5

tongue: Psalms 5:9, Psalms 10:7, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 12:3, Psalms 36:3, Psalms 36:4, Psalms 55:12, Psalms 55:21, Psalms 64:3-5, Isaiah 59:3, Isaiah 59:4, Hosea 4:2, Romans 3:13, Romans 3:14, James 3:5-9, Revelation 21:8

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 13:5 - Lay thee Job 15:5 - thou choosest Psalms 52:2 - Thy Psalms 139:4 - thou knowest 1 Timothy 3:8 - doubletongued

Cross-References

Genesis 30:2
Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?"
Genesis 45:5
And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
Genesis 50:19
But Joseph replied, "Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.
2 Kings 5:7
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, "Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!"
Matthew 14:27
But Jesus immediately spoke up: "Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."
Romans 12:19
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God's wrath. For it is written: "Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord."
Hebrews 10:30
For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine; I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge His people."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou givest thy mouth to evil,.... To speak evil things against Christ, his doctrines, ordinances, ministers and people; and to deliver out evil doctrines, pernicious to the souls of men;

and thy tongue frameth deceit; puts and joins together deceitful words in a very artful manner, by which simple and unstable minds are beguiled.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou givest thy mouth to evil - Margin, as in Hebrew, “thou sendest.” That is, they gave it up to evil; they employed it in evil: in falsehood, malice, deceit, slander, deception, detraction.

And thy tongue frameth deceit - The word rendered “frameth” means properly to bind, to fasten; and then, to contrive, to frame. The meaning is, that it was employed in the work of deceit; that is, it was employed in devising and executing purposes of fraud and falsehood.


 
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