Moreover, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? Just as I have served your father, so I will serve you.”
Psalm 55:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 with speech smoother than butter but with a heart set on war, with words that were softer than oil but in fact were drawn swords. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: His words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The words of his mouth were smoother than cream or butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords. American Standard Version (1901) His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords. Common English Bible Though his talk is smoother than butter, war is in his heart; though his words are more silky than oil, they are really drawn swords: |
Moreover, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? Just as I have served your father, so I will serve you.”
Will it make many supplications to you? Will it speak soft words to you?
They utter lies to each other; with flattering lips and a deceitful heart they speak.
Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who are workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while mischief is in their hearts.
I lie down among lions that greedily devour human prey; their teeth are spears and arrows, their tongues sharp swords.
There they are, bellowing with their mouths, with sharp words on their lips, for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”
Their only plan is to bring down a person of prominence. They take pleasure in falsehood; they bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah
Rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Judas, who betrayed him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” He replied, “You have said so.”
The devil had already decided that Judas son of Simon Iscariot would betray Jesus. And during supper
Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in private and say, ‘See, the king is delighted with you, and all his servants love you; now then, become the king’s son-in-law.’ ”