Psalm 52:2

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Psalm 52:2

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

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Thou lettest thy mouth speak wickedness, and thy tongue painteth deceit.

Hide me from the gathering together of the froward, and from the insurrection of wicked doers,

which imagine mischief in their hearts, and stir up strife all the day long.

These six things doth the LORD hate, and the seventh he utterly abhorreth:

This peoples' teeth are swords, and with their jawbones they consume and devour the simple of the earth, and the poor from among men.

They bend their tongues like bows, to shoot out lies: As for the truth, they may nothing away with all in the world. For they go from one wickedness to another, and hold nothing of me, sayeth the LORD.

Then said they, "Come, let us imagine something against this Jeremiah." Yea, this did even the priests, to whom the law was committed: the Senators, that were the wisest: and the prophets, which wanted not the word of God. "Come," said they, "let us cut out his tongue, and let us not regard his words."

The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,

Then sent they in men which said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God,"

After five days, Ananias the high priest descended, with elders and with a certain orator named Tertullus, and informed the ruler of Paul.

And I heard a loud voice saying, "In heaven is now made salvation and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: For he is cast down which accused them before God day and night:

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I lie with my soul among the cruel lions; even among the children of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Behold, they speak against me with their mouth, and swords are under their lips, for who reproveth them?

A slanderous person pricketh like a sword; but a wise man's tongue is wholesome.

Death and life stand in the power of the tongue; he that loveth it, shall enjoy the fruit thereof.

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

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue!

but have cast from us the cloaks of unhonesty, and walk not in craftiness, neither corrupt we the word of God: but walk in open truth, and report ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

For these false apostles are deceitful workers, and fashion themselves like unto the apostles of Christ.

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Whoso beareth false witness against his neighbour, he is a very spear, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

If a prince delight in lies, all his servants are ungodly.

Then said the LORD unto me, "Thou son of man: these men imagine mischief, and a wicked counsel take they in this city,

And they came to the chief priest and elders, and said, "We have bound ourselves with a vow, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.