Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
you treacherous tongue!
New American Standard Bible
O
King James Version
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
International Standard Version
You love all words that destroy, you deceitful tongue!
A Conservative Version
Thou love all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
American Standard Version
Thou lovest all devouring words, thou deceitful tongue.
Amplified
You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.
Bible in Basic English
Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.
Darby Translation
Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!
Julia Smith Translation
Thou lovedst all words of destruction, a tongue of deceit
King James 2000
You love all devouring words, O you deceitful tongue.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You love all devouring words, O deceitful tongue,
Modern King James verseion
You love all devouring words, O deceitful tongue.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou lovest to speak all words that may do hurt, O thou false tongue.
NET Bible
You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.
New Heart English Bible
You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou lovest all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!
Webster
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
World English Bible
You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Themes
Evil » Who loves evil more than good
Mischief » Who speaks of mischief
Speech/communication » Those that speak deceitfully
Strength » Those that do not make God their strength
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 52:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Judges The Proud
3
lying instead of speaking truthfully.
you treacherous tongue!
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:18-19
So the king said to Doeg, “Go and execute the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite went and executed the priests himself. On that day, he killed 85 men
Psalm 120:3
and what will He do to you,
you deceitful tongue?
James 3:6-9
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body,