Psalm 52:2 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

² Thy tongue mischievous calumnies deviseth subtilely, Like to a razor sharp to cut, working deceitfully.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Your tongue devises wickedness; it is like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Common English Bible

² Your tongue devises destruction: it’s like a sharpened razor, causing deception.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² They were corrupted, and they became abominable with iniquities. There is no one who does good.

Psalm 52:2 Cross References

Psalm 57:4

My soul among fierce lions is, I firebrands live among, Men's sons, whose teeth are spears and darts, a sharp sword is their tongue.

Psalm 59:7

Behold, they belch out with their mouth, and in their lips are swords: For they do say thus, Who is he that now doth hear our words?

Psalm 120:2

From lying lips, and guileful tongue, O Lord, my soul set free.

Psalm 109:2

For mouths of wicked men to speak against me do not cease: The mouths of vile deceitful men against me open'd be; And with a false and lying tongue they have accused me.

Psalm 50:19

Thou giv'st thy mouth to ill, thy tongue deceit doth frame;