He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
Psalm 59:12 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: And for cursing and lying which they speak. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them even be trapped and taken in their pride, and for the cursing and lying which they utter. American Standard Version (1901) For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak. Common English Bible For the sin of their mouths, the words that they speak, let them be captured in their pride. For the curses and lies they repeat, Catholic Public Domain Version Will not you, O God, who has rejected us? And will not you, O God, go out with our armies? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go out with our armies? |
He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
You are trapped by the words of your mouth. You are ensnared with the words of your mouth.
The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.
But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.
In that day you will not be disappointed for all your doings, in which you have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of you your proudly exulting ones, and you will no more be haughty in my holy mountain.
All the people answered, *May his blood be on us, and on our children!*
saying, *Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will rise again.'
But they insisted, saying, *He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Yehudah, beginning from the Galil even to this place.*