New King James Version
Psalms 10:7
7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief 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 prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them. 6He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.” His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity. 8He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless. 9He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into 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 sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
- Psalms 62:4They only consult to cast him down from his high position; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, But they curse inwardly. Selah
- Romans 3:14“Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
- Psalms 5:9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction; Their throat is an open tomb; They flatter with their tongue.
- Psalms 7:14Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
- Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
- Psalms 52:4You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue.
- Psalms 55:21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, But war was in his heart; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.
- Psalms 58:3The wicked are estranged from the womb; They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
- Psalms 64:3Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
- Isaiah 59:4No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in empty words and speak lies; They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity.
- Jeremiah 9:3“And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” says the Lord.
- Romans 3:13“Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”;
- Job 20:12“Though evil is sweet in his mouth, And he hides it under his tongue,
- Psalms 140:9“As for the head of those who surround me, Let the evil of their lips cover them;
- Job 15:35They conceive trouble and bring forth futility; Their womb prepares 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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