Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

The words of his mouth vanity and deceit: he ceased to be circumspect, to do good.

New American Standard Bible

The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

King James Version

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

Holman Bible

The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive;
he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.

International Standard Version

The words from his mouth are vain and deceptive. He has abandoned behaving wisely and doing good.

A Conservative Version

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

American Standard Version

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise and to do good.

Amplified


The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

Bible in Basic English

In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

Darby Translation

The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

King James 2000

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The words of his mouth [are] wickedness and deceit. He has ceased to have insight [and] to do good.

Modern King James verseion

The words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit; he hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good.

NET Bible

The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

New Heart English Bible

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

The Emphasized Bible

The words of his mouth, are iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well:

Webster

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath ceased to be wise, and to do good.

World English Bible

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

Youngs Literal Translation

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love

2 For he made smooth to himself in his eyes, to find his iniquity to hate. 3 The words of his mouth vanity and deceit: he ceased to be circumspect, to do good. 4 He will purpose vanity upon his bed; he will set himself upon a way not good; he will not reject evil

Cross References

Psalm 10:7

His mouth was filled with cursing and deceit and violence: under his tongue, trouble and vanity.

Psalm 55:21

They were divided from the wrath of his mouth, and his heart drew near: his words were soft above oil, and they drawn swords.

Jeremiah 4:22

For my people are foolish, they knew me not; foolish sons are they and they not understanding; wise are they to do evil, and to do good they knew not

1 Samuel 11:6-13

And the spirit of God will fall suddenly upon Saul in his hearing these words, and his anger will kindle greatly.

1 Samuel 13:13-14

And Samuel will say to Saul, Thou didst foolishly: thou didst not watch the commands of Jehovah thy God which he commanded thee; for now Jehovah prepared thy kingdom for Israel, even for ever.

1 Samuel 15:26

And Samuel will say to Saul, I will not turn back with thee, for thou didst reject the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah will reject thee from being king over Israel

1 Samuel 16:14

And the spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah terrified him.

1 Samuel 18:21

And Saul will say, I will give her to him, and she shall be to him for a snare, and the hand of the rovers shall be against him. And Saul will say to David, In the second time thou shalt be son-in-law to me this day.

1 Samuel 19:6-7

And Saul will hear to the voice of Jonathan; and Saul will swear, Jehovah lives if he shall die.

1 Samuel 26:21

And Saul will say, I sinned; turn back my son David: for I will no more, do to thee evil because that my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I was foolish, and I shall go very much astray.

Psalm 5:9

Not steadfast in his mouth; the midst of them mischiefs; their throat a grave opened; they will be smooth with their tongue,

Psalm 12:2-3

They will speak vanity each with his neighbor: smooth lips, with a heart and a heart will they speak

Psalm 58:3

The unjust turned aside from the belly: they went astray from the womb, speaking falsehood.

Psalm 94:8

Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye foolish, when will ye understand?

Psalm 125:5

And those turning to their winding ways, Jehovah will cause them to go with those working iniquity: peace upon Israel.

Psalm 140:3

They sharpened their tongue as a serpent; the poison of asps under their lips. Silence,

Zephaniah 1:6

And those departing from after Jehovah, and who sought not Jehovah, and asked not for him.

Matthew 22:15-18

Then the Pharisees, having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in word.

Matthew 22:35

And one of them, skilled in the law, asked, tempting him, and saying,

Hebrews 10:39

And we are not of drawing down to perdition; but of faith to the acquisition of the soul.

1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they had remained with us, but, that they might be manifested, that they are not all of us.

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