King James Version
Psalms 52:4 in the King James Version says “Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. O thou: or, and the deceitful tongue” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 52 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. O thou: or, and the deceitful tongue”
Psalms 52:4 · KJV
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. O thou: or, and the deceitful tongue
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. destroy: Heb. beat thee down
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“tongue”
H3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
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