Psalms 52:2

Psalms 52:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
• New International Version (NIV)You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Context of Psalms 52:2

1Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of God [abideth] continually. Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit. 3Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!

Psalms 52:2 word by word

הַ֭וּוֹת תַּחְשֹׁ֣ב לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָ כְּתַ֥עַר מְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁ עֹשֵׂ֥ה רְמִיָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 52:2

• Psalms 50:19Thou lettest thy mouth loose to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit;
• Psalms 64:2Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,
• Psalms 140:2Who devise mischiefs in [their] heart; every day are they banded together for war.
• Proverbs 6:16These six [things] doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
• Proverbs 30:14— a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
• Jeremiah 9:3And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood, and not for fidelity are they valiant in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
• Jeremiah 18:18And they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor word from the prophet. Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
• Matthew 26:59And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.
• Acts 6:11Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.
• Acts 24:1And after five days came down the high priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator called Tertullus, and laid their informations against Paul before the governor.
• Revelation 12:10And I heard a great voice in the heaven saying, Now is come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; for the accuser of our brethren has been cast out, who accused them before our God day and night:
• Psalms 57:4My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down [among] them that breathe out flames, the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
• Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who [say they] doth hear?
• Proverbs 12:18There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
• Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
• Psalms 109:2For the mouth of the wicked [man] and the mouth of deceit are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue,

Commentaries on Psalms 52:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Deviseth mischiefs - Lies and slanders proceeding from the tongue argue the desperate wickedness of the heart. Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully - Which instead of taking off the beard, cuts and wounds the flesh; or as the operator who, when pretending to trim the beard, cuts the throat.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs - The word rendered “mischiefs” means (a) desire, cupidity: Proverbs 10:3; then (b) fall, ruin, destruction, wickedness: Psalm 5:9; Psalm 38:12. The meaning here is, that he made use of his tongue to ruin others. Compare Psalm 50:19. The particular thing referred to here is the fact that Doeg sought the ruin of others by giving “information” in regard to them. He “informed” Saul of what Ahimelech had done; he informed him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Liars deceive themselves by thinking they can be heroes with their words. They see themselves as innocent, even though they love evil and cause harm. Those who speak curses, sarcasm, bitterness, arrogant boasting, and lies (Psalms 31:18; 34:13; 59:7, 12; 120:2–3; 140:3, 9) create chaos, isolation, and destruction (James 3:5). Their sharp words cut like swords and daggers (Psalms 55:21; 57:4; 64:3), the fangs of a snake (140:3), or a razor.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. tongue--for self. mischiefs--evil to others (Psa 5:9; 38:12). working deceitfully--(Psa 10:7), as a keen, smoothly moving razor, cutting quietly, but deeply.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 52:2

• Deception
• Falsehood
• Razor
• Rich, the
• Speaking
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• David
• Mischief
• Psalms
• Razor
• Doeg
• Psalms, Book of
• Versions, Georgian, Gothic, Slavonic
• Maschil

Commentaries on Psalms 52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings