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