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Psalms 50:19

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

Bible in Basic English

You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

Free Bible Version

With your mouth you say evil things; you use your tongue to spread lies.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou giuest thy mouth to euill, and with thy tongue thou forgest deceit.

King James (Authorized) Version

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

One Unity Resource Bible

“You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.

Translation for Translators

You are always talking [MTY] about doing wicked things, and you are always trying to deceive people.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue expresses deceit.

Noah Webster Bible

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

World English Bible

“You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.

Young's Literal Translation

Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,

Context

The Mighty One Calls

¹⁸When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers. ¹⁹You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit. ²⁰You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.

Summary

In this verse, God confronts the wicked who use deceitful words and slander against others. The psalm highlights God's omniscience and authority, as He sees through the hypocrisy and wickedness of those who claim to follow Him but live contrary to His ways. It serves as a warning against hypocrisy and insincere worship, emphasizing the importance of genuine repentance and obedience. The verse underscores the need for integrity and truthfulness in our words and actions, reminding us that God will ultimately judge the hearts and motives of all individuals.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Thou sittest,.... Either in the chair of Moses, or on the seat of judgment, in the great sanhedrim of the nation; or, as Aben Ezra paraphrases it, "in the seat of the scornful"; and speakest against thy brother; even to pass sentence upon him, to put him to death for professing faith in Christ, Mat 10:21; thou slanderest thine own mother's son; the apostles and disciples of Christ, who were their brethren and kinsmen according to the flesh; and even our Lord Jesus Christ himself, who was bone of their bone, and flesh of their flesh.

Psalms 50:19

The Mighty One Calls

¹⁸When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers. ¹⁹You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit. ²⁰You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.

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Berean Standard Bible

You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

Bible in Basic English

You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

Free Bible Version

With your mouth you say evil things; you use your tongue to spread lies.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou giuest thy mouth to euill, and with thy tongue thou forgest deceit.

King James (Authorized) Version

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

One Unity Resource Bible

“You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.

Translation for Translators

You are always talking [MTY] about doing wicked things, and you are always trying to deceive people.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue expresses deceit.

Noah Webster Bible

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

World English Bible

“You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.

Young's Literal Translation

Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,