Parallel Verses

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.

Julia Smith Translation

The words of his mouth vanity and deceit: he ceased to be circumspect, 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 He flatters himself and does not hate or even recognize his sin. 3 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
4 He plans wickedness upon his bed. He walks on a path that is not good. He does not despise evil.

Cross References

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of curses, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.

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.

Jeremiah 4:22

My people are fools. They do not know me. They are stupid people. They do not understand. They are experts in doing wrong, and they do not know how to do good.

1 Samuel 11:6-13

When he heard this news, God's Spirit came over him. He became very angry.

1 Samuel 13:13-14

You did a foolish thing, Samuel told Saul. You did not follow the command of Jehovah your God. If you had, Jehovah would have established your kingdom over Israel from generation to generation (for a very long time).

1 Samuel 15:26

I will not return with you, Samuel answered. You rejected Jehovah's command. He has rejected you as king of Israel.

1 Samuel 16:14

Jehovah's Spirit left Saul, and a distressing spirit sent by Jehovah tormented him.

1 Samuel 18:21

He said to himself: I will give Michal to David. I will use her to trap him. The Philistines will kill him. So for the second time Saul said to David: You will be my son-in-law.

1 Samuel 19:6-7

Jonathan convinced Saul, so Saul made a vow in Jehovah's name that he would not kill David.

1 Samuel 26:21

My servant David, Saul said, I have sinned. Come back. I will not harm you again. You valued my life today. I have acted like a fool. I made a terrible mistake.

Psalm 5:9

There is nothing truthful in what they say! Their inward part is destruction. Their throat is an open grave. They flatter with their tongue.

Psalm 12:2-3

People speak lies to one another. They speak with flattering lips and with double-heart. (Double Heart: They say one thing but mean another.)

Psalm 58:3

The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born. They speak lies.

Psalm 94:8

Pay attention, you stupid (senseless) people! When will you become wise, you fools?

Psalm 125:5

Jehovah will lead those who turn away from their crooked ways with the workers of iniquity. Israel will have peace.

Psalm 140:3

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

Zephaniah 1:6

The same for those who have turned back from following Jehovah, and those who have not sought Jehovah or inquired of Him.

Matthew 22:15-18

The Pharisees took counsel how they might trap him in his talk.

Matthew 22:35

One of them, a lawyer, tested him by asking a question.

Hebrews 10:39

We are not people who turn back and are destroyed. Instead, we have faith and are saved.

1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they were not of us. If they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they went out that it made it plain that they all are not of us.

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