Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

King James Version

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

Holman Bible

For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;
they speak against me with lying tongues.

International Standard Version

for the mouths of wicked and deceitful people are opened against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.

A Conservative Version

for they have opened against me the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.

American Standard Version

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.

Amplified


For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

Bible in Basic English

For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.

Darby Translation

For the mouth of the wicked man and the mouth of deceit are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue,

Julia Smith Translation

For the mouth of the unjust, and the mouth of deceit opened against me; they eke with me the tongue of false-hood.

King James 2000

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

Lexham Expanded Bible

for {wicked and deceitful mouths} have opened against me. They speak to me with a lying tongue.

Modern King James verseion

for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; they spoke against me with a lying tongue.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

for the mouth of the ungodly, yea and the mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me, and speak against me with false tongues.

NET Bible

For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

New Heart English Bible

for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.

The Emphasized Bible

For, the mouth of the lawless one and the mouth of the deceiver, against me, are open, They have spoken to me with false tongue;

Webster

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

World English Bible

for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.

Youngs Literal Translation

For 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!

Verse Info

Context Readings

Prayer Against An Enemy

1 ([Psalm of David]) O God, whom I praise, do not be silent. 2 For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
3 They surround me with hateful words. They fight against me without reason.

Cross References

Psalm 52:4

You love words that devour, O deceitful tongue.

2 Samuel 15:3-8

Absalom would say: My friend, the law is on your side. However, there is no representative of the king to hear your case.

2 Samuel 17:1

Later Ahithophel said to Absalom: Let me choose twelve thousand men. Tonight I will set out after David.

Psalm 31:13

I have heard the whispering of many people, terror on every side, while they made plans together against me. They were plotting to take my life.

Psalm 31:18

Let their lying lips be speechless, since they speak against righteous people with arrogance and contempt.

Psalm 64:3-4

Their words cut like swords, and their cruel remarks sting like sharp arrows.

Psalm 120:2-3

O Jehovah, rescue me from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.

Psalm 140:3

They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's fang. Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes.

Proverbs 6:17

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 12:19

The lip of truth will be established forever. A lying tongue is only for a moment.

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous studies how to answer. The mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Jeremiah 9:3

They bend their tongue like their bow. Lies and not truth prevail in the land. They move from evil to evil. They do not know me, says Jehovah.

Jeremiah 9:5

Everyone deceives his neighbor and does not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They wear themselves out committing sin.

Matthew 26:59-62

The chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus. They wanted to put him to death.

Acts 6:13

They brought false witnesses, which said: This man will not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

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