Psalm 50:19 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁹ “You let your mouth loose to 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.

Psalm 50:19 Cross References

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and wickedness.

Psalm 5:9

For there is no stability in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction; Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with their tongue.

Psalm 55:12

It is not an enemy who reproaches me – That I could bear; Nor one who hates me who is making himself great against me – Then I could hide from him.

Psalm 55:21

His mouth was smoother than curds, Yet in his heart is fighting; His words were softer than oil, But they are drawn swords.

Jeremiah 9:5

“And everyone deceives his neighbour, and no one speaks the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak falsehood, and have wearied themselves to crook.

Hosea 4:2

“Swearing, and lying, and murdering, and stealing, and committing adultery have increased. And bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Revelation 21:8

“But as for the cowardly, and untrustworthy, and abominable, and murderers, and those who whore, and drug sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the false, their part is in the lake which burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.”