Psalms 55:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.”
Psalms 55:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 55:21 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 55:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 55:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.”
Psalms 55:21 — World English Bible
Psalms 55:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords.”
Psalms 55:21 — American Standard Version
Psalms 55:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart <FI>is<Fi> war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they <FI>are<Fi> drawn <FI>swords<Fi> .”
Psalms 55:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 55:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Smooth were the milky [words] of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.”
Psalms 55:21 — Darby Translation
Psalms 55:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gentle then oyle, yet they were swordes.”
Psalms 55:21 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 55:21 in Context — Psalms 55
19 Dios oirá, y los quebrantará luego, el que desde la antigüedad permanece (Selah); por cuanto no se mudan, ni temen á Dios.
20 Extendió sus manos contra sus pacíficos: violó su pacto.
21 Ablandan más que manteca su boca, pero guerra hay en su corazón: suavizan sus palabras más que el aceite, mas ellas son cuchillos.
22 Echa sobre Jehová tu carga, y él te sustentará; no dejará para siempre caído al justo.
23 Mas tú, oh Dios, harás descender aquéllos al pozo de la sepultura: los hombres sanguinarios y engañadores no demediarán sus días: empero yo confiaré en ti.
What Does Psalms 55:21 Mean?
Psalms 55:21 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 55. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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