New Living Translation
Psalms 10:7
7Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats. Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues.
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 King James Version (NKJV)His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
Context of Psalms 10:7
5Yet they succeed in everything they do. They do not see your punishment awaiting them. They sneer at all their enemies. 6They think, “Nothing bad will ever happen to us! We will be free of trouble forever!” Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats. Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues. 8They lurk in ambush in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They are always searching for helpless victims. 9Like lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.
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 59:12Because of the sinful things they say, because of the evil that is on their lips, let them be captured by their pride, their curses, and their lies.
- Psalms 62:4They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They praise me to my face but curse me in their hearts. Interlude
- Romans 3:14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
- Psalms 5:9My enemies cannot speak a truthful word. Their deepest desire is to destroy others. Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with flattery.
- Psalms 7:14The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies.
- Psalms 36:3Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good.
- Psalms 52:4You love to destroy others with your words, you liar!
- Psalms 55:21His words are as smooth as butter, but in his heart is war. His words are as soothing as lotion, but underneath are daggers!
- Psalms 58:3These wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way.
- Psalms 64:3They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows.
- Isaiah 59:4No one cares about being fair and honest. The people’s lawsuits are based on lies. They conceive evil deeds and then give birth to sin.
- Jeremiah 9:3“My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. They only go from bad to worse. They do not know me,” says the Lord.
- Romans 3:13“Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies.” “Snake venom drips from their lips.”
- Job 20:12“They enjoyed the sweet taste of wickedness, letting it melt under their tongue.
- Psalms 140:9Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me.
- Job 15:35They conceive trouble and give birth to evil. Their womb produces 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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