Parallel Verses
NET Bible
You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Holman Bible
you treacherous 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.
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 You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah) 4 You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives. 5 Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:18-19
Then the king said to Doeg, "You turn and strike down the priests!" So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests. He killed on that day eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
Psalm 120:3
How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?
James 3:6-9
And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence -- and is set on fire by hell.