Psalms 50:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 10:21 : 21 And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.
  • Luke 22:65 : 65 And they said a number of other evil things against him.
  • 1 Tim 3:11 : 11 Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.
  • Titus 2:3 : 3 That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,
  • Rev 12:10 : 10 And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down.
  • Lev 19:16 : 16 Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.
  • Ps 31:18 : 18 Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.
  • Prov 10:18 : 18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
  • Matt 5:11 : 11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 50:17-19
    3 verses
    83%

    17 Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.

    18 When you saw a thief, you were in agreement with him, and you were joined with those who took other men's wives.

    19 You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

  • 21 These things have you done, and I said nothing; it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself; but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes.

  • 13 So that you are turning your spirit against God, and letting such words go out of your mouth?

  • Job 15:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

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

    6 It is by your mouth, even yours, that you are judged to be in the wrong, and not by me; and your lips give witness against you.

  • Prov 6:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19 A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

    20 My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

  • 26 He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

  • 4 Of whom do you make sport? against whom is your mouth open wide and your tongue put out? are you not uncontrolled children, a false seed,

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

  • 11 Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.

  • 4 Let everyone keep watch on his neighbour, and put no faith in any brother: for every brother will certainly be tricking his brother, and every neighbour will go about saying evil.

  • Ps 52:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

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

    3 You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

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

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    10 Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.

    11 There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.

  • 24 He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.

  • 20 If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.

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    44 See, in every common saying about you it will be said, As the mother is, so is her daughter.

    45 You are the daughter of your mother whose soul is turned in disgust from her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters who were turned in disgust from their husbands and their children: your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.

  • 20 For they go against you with evil designs, and your haters make sport of your name.

  • 17 ...

  • 27 Truly, you are such as would give up the child of a dead man to his creditors, and would make a profit out of your friend.

  • 6 For the son puts shame on his father, the daughter goes against her mother and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's haters are those of his family.

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

  • 19 Then do to him what it was his purpose to do to his brother: and so put away the evil from among you.

  • 20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

  • 5 But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;

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

  • 30 Then Saul was moved to wrath against Jonathan, and he said to him, You son of an evil and uncontrolled woman, have I not seen how you have given your love to the son of Jesse, to your shame and the shame of your mother?

  • 10 You have been a cause of shame to your house by cutting off a number of peoples, and sinning against your soul.

  • 5 You will not be able to keep on your feet by day, and by night the prophet will be falling down with you, and I will give your mother to destruction.

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    6 You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.

  • 22 Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

  • 15 If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children.

  • 17 Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.

  • 5 As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.

  • 7 Will you say in God's name what is not right, and put false words into his mouth?

  • 12 And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

  • 3 Whose tongue is not false, who does no evil to his friend, and does not take away the good name of his neighbour;

  • 21 And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

  • 3 For your hands are unclean with blood, and your fingers with sin; your lips have said false things, and your tongue gives out deceit.

  • 2 The purposes of your hearts are evil; your hands are full of cruel doings on the earth.

  • 16 Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

  • 6 When one man puts his hand on another in his father's house, and says, You have clothing, be our ruler and be responsible for us in our sad condition: