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Psalms 10:7
7His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
Psalms 10:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats. Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues.
Context of Psalms 10:7
5His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies. 6He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.” His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue. 8He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims; 9like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
Read all of Psalms 10Psalms 10:7 word by word
אָלָ֤ה פִּ֣יהוּ מָ֭לֵא וּמִרְמ֣וֹת וָתֹ֑ךְ תַּ֥חַת לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹ עָמָ֥ל וָאָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- His mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- is fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- of cursingאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
- and deceitמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
- and fraudתֹּךְtôk tôk · oppressionH8496
- under his tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
- mischiefעָמָל‛âmâl · troubleH5999
- and vanityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
Cross-references for Psalms 10:7
- Psalms 59:12For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter,
- Psalms 62:4Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.
- Romans 3:14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
- Psalms 5:9Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.
- Psalms 7:14Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
- Psalms 36:3The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.
- Psalms 52:4You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!
- Psalms 55:21His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
- Psalms 58:3Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
- Psalms 64:3They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
- Isaiah 59:4No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
- Jeremiah 9:3“They make ready their tongue like a bow, to shoot lies; it is not by truth that they triumph in the land. They go from one sin to another; they do not acknowledge me,” declares the Lord.
- Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is on their lips.”
- Job 20:12“Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,
- Psalms 140:9Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
- Job 15:35They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit.”
Commentaries on Psalms 10:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7His mouth is full of cursing, and deceit, and fraud - What a finished character! A blasphemer, a deceitful man, and a knave!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7His mouth is full of cursing - Profaneness; blasphemy against God. In the former verse the writer had described the feelings of the “heart;” he now proceeds to specify the open acts of the wicked. The meaning is, that the wicked man, as here described, was one who was full of imprecation, swearing, execration; a “profane” man; a man who, whatever was his belief about God, would constantly call upon his name, and imprecate his wrath on himself or others…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Even though they act wrongly (Psalms 5:9; 28:3; Romans 3:14), the wicked still hope for a future free of trouble like the righteous will enjoy.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-107-10. The malignity and deceit (Psa 140:3) of such are followed by acts combining cunning, fraud, and violence (compare Pr 1:11, 18), aptly illustrated by the habits of the lion, and of hunters taking their prey. "Poor," in Psa 10:8, 10, 14, represents a word peculiar to this Psalm, meaning the sad or sorrowful; in Psa 10:9, as usual, it means the pious or meek sufferer.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 10
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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