Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For, they say, “
King James Version
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Holman Bible
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“For who,” they say, “will hear?”
International Standard Version
Look what pours out of their mouths! They use their lips like swords, saying "Who will hear us?"
A Conservative Version
Behold, they belch out with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, for [they say], Who hears?
American Standard Version
Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who,'say they , doth hear?
Amplified
Look how they belch out [insults] with their mouths;
Swords [of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies] are in their lips,
For they say, “Who hears us?”
Bible in Basic English
See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?
Darby Translation
Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who say they doth hear?
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, they will gush out with their mouth: swords in their lips: for who heard?
King James 2000
Behold, they bellow out with their mouths: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, does hear?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look, they pour out [talk] with their mouth. Swords [are] on their lips, for [they say], "Who hears?"
Modern King James verseion
Behold, they bellow out with their mouth; swords are in their lips; for they say, Who hears?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, they speak against me with their mouth, and swords are under their lips, for who reproveth them?
NET Bible
Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?"
New Heart English Bible
Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?"
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! they belch forth with their mouth, Swords, are in their lips, For say they , Who doth hear?
Webster
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
World English Bible
Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?"
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords are in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 59:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Our Stronghold
6
They return in the evening. They howl like dogs. They prowl the city.
7
For, they say, “
Cross References
Psalm 57:4
I am among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows. Their tongue is a sharp sword.
Psalm 10:11
He says in his heart (to himself): God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He will never see it!
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge properly. The mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
Psalm 73:11
They ask: How does God know? And is there knowledge with the most High?
Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword. The tongue of the wise brings a cure.
Job 22:12-13
Is not God high in the heavens? See the highest stars, how eminent they are!
Psalm 10:13
Why does the wicked person despise God? Why does he say in his heart: God does not require it?
Psalm 55:21
His speech was smoother than butter, but his heart was war! His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Psalm 64:3-5
Their words cut like swords, and their cruel remarks sting like sharp arrows.
Psalm 94:4
They utter speech. They speak arrogantly. All troublemakers brag about themselves.
Psalm 94:7-9
They say: Jehovah does not see it. The God of Jacob does not even pay attention to it.
Psalm 109:2-3
Wicked and deceitful people have opened their mouths against me. They speak against me with lying tongues.
Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous studies how to answer. The mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Jeremiah 33:24
Have you not observed what this people have said. They say, 'The two families Jehovah chose, he has rejected?' Thus they despise my people, no longer are they as a nation in their sight.
Matthew 12:34
You offspring of vipers. How can you who are evil speak good things? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.