They speakfalsehoodto oneanother;With flatteringlipsand with a doubleheartthey speak.
For such menare slaves,not of our LordChristbut of their ownappetites;and by their smoothand flattering speechthey deceivethe heartsof the unsuspecting.
"Their tongueis a deadlyarrow;It speaksdeceit;With his mouthone speakspeaceto his neighbor,But inwardlyhe setsan ambushfor him.
And whenhe comesto see[me], he speaksfalsehood;His heartgatherswickednessto itself; When he goesoutside,he tellsit.
Whosemouthsspeakdeceit,And whose righthandis a righthandof falsehood.
His mouthis fullof cursesand deceitand oppression;Underhis tongueis mischiefand wickedness.
Thereis nothingreliablein whatthey say;Their inwardpartis destruction[itself]. Their throatis an opengrave;They flatterwith their tongue.
[being] a double-mindedman,unstablein allhis ways.
Do not dragme awaywith the wickedAnd with those who workiniquity,Who speakpeacewith their neighbors,While evilis in their hearts.
For we nevercamewith flatteringspeech,as you know,norwith a pretextfor greed--Godis witness--
"For there will nolongerbe anyfalse~visionor flatteringdivinationwithinthe houseof Israel.
A manwho flattershis neighborIs spreadinga netfor his steps.
He who goesabout as a slandererrevealssecrets,Therefore do not associatewith a gossip.
Rescueme and deliverme out of the handof aliens,WhosemouthspeaksdeceitAnd whose righthandis a righthandof falsehood.
They have counseledonlyto thrusthim downfrom his highposition;They delightin falsehood;They blesswith their mouth,But inwardlythey curse.Selah.
His speechwas smootherthanbutter,But his heartwas war;His wordswere softerthanoil,Yet they were drawnswords.
[On account of] the sinof their mouth[and] the wordsof their lips,Let them even be caughtin their pride,And on accountof cursesand lieswhich they utter.
Of Zebulun,there were 50,000who wentout in the army,who could drawup in battleformationwith allkinds of weaponsof warand helped[David] with an undividedheart.
Those who seekmy lifelaysnares[for me]; And those who seekto injureme have threateneddestruction,And they devisetreacheryalldaylong.
I saidin my alarm,"Allmenare liars."
Manya manproclaimshis ownloyalty,But whocan finda trustworthyman?
"You shall sayto them, 'Thisis the nationthat did not obeythe voiceof the LORDtheir Godor acceptcorrection;truthhas perishedand has been cutofffrom their mouth.
The godlypersonhas perishedfrom the land,And thereis noupright[person] among men.Allof them liein waitfor bloodshed;Eachof them huntsthe otherwith a net.
