Psalms 52:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.”

Psalms 52:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 52:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 52:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.”

Psalms 52:2 — World English Bible

Psalms 52:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.”

Psalms 52:2 — American Standard Version

Psalms 52:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.”

Psalms 52:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 52:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.”

Psalms 52:2 — Darby Translation

Psalms 52:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thy tongue imagineth mischiefe, and is like a sharpe rasor, that cutteth deceitfully.”

Psalms 52:2 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 52:2 in Context — Psalms 52

1 Instrução de Davi, para o regente, quando Doegue, o edomita, veio, e contou a Saul, dizendo: Davi veio à casa de Aimeleque: Por que tu, homem poderoso, te orgulhas no mal? A bondade de Deus continua o dia todo.

2 Tua língua planeja maldades; [é] como navalha afiada, que gera falsidades.

3 Tu amas mais o mal que o bem, [e] a mentira mais do que falar justiça. (Selá)

4 Tu amas todas as palavras de destruição, ó língua enganadora.

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What Does Psalms 52:2 Mean?

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