Psalms 10:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

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  • Ps 7:14 : 14 That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.
  • Job 20:12 : 12 Though evil-doing is sweet in his mouth, and he keeps it secretly under his tongue;
  • Ps 36:3 : 3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.
  • Ps 140:3 : 3 Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)
  • Ps 140:9 : 9 As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.
  • Ps 144:8 : 8 In whose mouths are false words, and whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.
  • Ps 144:11 : 11 Make me free, and take me out of the hands of strange men, in whose mouths are false words, and whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.
  • Prov 21:6 : 6 He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
  • Prov 30:8 : 8 Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:
  • Isa 59:4 : 4 No one puts forward an upright cause, or gives a true decision: their hope is in deceit, and their words are false; they are with child with sin, and give birth to evil.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but not for good faith: they go on from evil to evil, and they have no knowledge of me, says the Lord.
  • Jer 9:6 : 6 There is wrong on wrong, deceit on deceit; they have given up the knowledge of me, says the Lord.
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
  • Rom 3:13-14 : 13 Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips: 14 Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell. 7 For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority; 8 But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
  • Ps 41:6 : 6 If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.
  • Ps 52:4 : 4 Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.
  • Ps 58:3 : 3 The evil-doers are strange from the first; from the hour of their birth they go out of the true way, saying false words.
  • Ps 59:12 : 12 Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,
  • Ps 62:4 : 4 Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)
  • Ps 64:3 : 3 Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;
  • Ps 73:8 : 8 Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts.
  • Ps 5:9 : 9 For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.
  • Ps 12:2 : 2 Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
  • Job 15:35 : 35 Evil has made them with child, and they give birth to trouble; and the fruit of their body is shame for themselves.

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    13Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:

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  • Ps 36:2-4
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    2For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

    3In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

    4He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

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    9For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

  • Job 20:12
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    12Though evil-doing is sweet in his mouth, and he keeps it secretly under his tongue;

  • Ps 10:8-9
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    8He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.

    9He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.

  • Prov 6:14
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    14His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

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    2Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

  • Jer 9:8
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    8His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.

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    12Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

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    12For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.

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    2For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.

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    2For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

  • Prov 26:24-26
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    24With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

    25When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

    26Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

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    14That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.

  • Ps 73:9
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    9Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

  • Prov 16:30
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    30He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

  • Prov 6:12
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    12A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

  • Job 15:5
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    5For your mouth is guided by your sin, and you have taken the tongue of the false for yourself.

  • Prov 8:7
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    7For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

  • Prov 16:27
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    27A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

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    5Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have been trained to say false words; they are twisted, hating to come back.

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    31The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

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    3Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)

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    28A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

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    2Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

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    8In whose mouths are false words, and whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.

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    13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

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    3Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but not for good faith: they go on from evil to evil, and they have no knowledge of me, says the Lord.

  • Isa 32:6-7
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    6For the foolish man will say foolish things, having evil thoughts in his heart, working what is unclean, and talking falsely about the Lord, to keep food from him who is in need of it, and water from him whose soul is desiring it.

    7The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.

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    3For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

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    21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

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    4Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

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    10In whose hands are evil designs, and whose right hands take money for judging falsely.

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    12The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

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    6He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble.

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    11The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

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    4Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)

  • Ps 31:18
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    18Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.