Psalm 50:19 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁹ “You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ You set your mouth free to do evil, then harness your tongue to tell lies.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ A crushed spirit is a sacrifice to God. A contrite and humbled heart, O God, you will not spurn.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Psalm 50:19 Cross References

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.

Psalm 5:9

For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is destruction, their throat is an open sepulchre, they flatter with their tongue.

Psalm 55:12

It is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him.

Psalm 55:21

His speech was smoother than butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

Jeremiah 9:5

Every one deceives his neighbor, and no one speaks the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they commit iniquity and are too weary to repent.

Hosea 4:2

there is swearing, lying, killing, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds and murder follows murder.

Revelation 21:8

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, as for murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot shall be in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.”