Psalms 55:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The words of his mouth were smoother{H8804)} than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer{H8804)} than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שָׁלַ֣ח יָ֭דָיו בִּשְׁלֹמָ֗יו חִלֵּ֥ל בְּרִיתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

He šālaḥ yādāyw against šəlōmāyw ḥillēl bərîtô

Grammar Details

*šālaḥ*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has sent
*yādāyw*: feminine dual noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hands
*šəlōmāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition beth (against) - against his friends
*ḥillēl*: piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has profaned
*bərîtô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his covenant

Word Meanings

*šālaḥ*: he has sent/he stretched forth/he put forth
*yādāyw*: his hands
*šəlōmāyw*: his friends/those at peace with him/his allies
*ḥillēl*: he has profaned/he has violated/he has broken
*bərîtô*: his covenant/his agreement

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 28:3 : 3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
Ps 57:4 : 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie{H8799)} even among them that are set on fire{H8802)}, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Prov 5:3-4 : 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
Prov 12:18 : 18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Prov 26:24-26 : 24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; 25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. 26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
Prov 26:28 : 28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Matt 26:25 : 25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
Luke 20:20-21 : 20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. 21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly , neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
John 13:2 : 2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
Ps 59:7 : 7 Behold, they belch out{H8686)} with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear{H8802)}?
Ps 62:4 : 4 They only consult{H8804)} to cast him down{H8687)} from his excellency: they delight{H8799)} in lies: they bless{H8762)} with their mouth, but they curse{H8762)} inwardly. Selah.
Ps 64:3 : 3 Who whet{H8804)} their tongue like a sword, and bend{H8804)} their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Ps 12:2 : 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 55:20
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20He hath put forth{H8804)} his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken{H8765)} his covenant.
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8Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
Ps 10:7
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7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
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3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise{H8687)}, and to do good{H8687)}.
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20For they speak not peace: but they devise{H8799)} deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
Ps 52:2
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2Thy tongue deviseth{H8799)} mischiefs; like a sharp{H8794)} razor, working{H8802)} deceitfully.
Prov 5:3
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3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Ps 64:3
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3Who whet{H8804)} their tongue like a sword, and bend{H8804)} their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Ps 120:7
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7I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
Ps 140:2-3
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71%
2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
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Prov 26:22-24
3 verses
71%
22The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Job 20:12-13
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12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
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Isa 10:7
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7Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
Ps 37:14-15
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14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent{H8804)} their bow, to cast down{H8687)} the poor and needy, and to slay{H8800)} such as be of upright conversation.
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Isa 49:2
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2And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
Prov 6:14
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14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Prov 27:6
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6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Ps 5:9
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9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Ps 59:7
70%
7Behold, they belch out{H8686)} with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear{H8802)}?
Ps 109:2
70%
2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
Job 20:24-25
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70%
24He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
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Prov 25:15
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15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Ps 37:12
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12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth{H8802)} upon him with his teeth.
Prov 24:2
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2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Ezek 21:11
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Prov 12:18
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18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Job 39:23
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23The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
Ps 28:3
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3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
Prov 15:1
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1A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Job 41:21
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21His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
Prov 12:20
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20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Prov 26:26
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26Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
Ps 50:19
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19Thou givest{H8804)} thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth{H8686)} deceit.
2 Sam 22:35
69%
35He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Ps 52:4
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4Thou lovest{H8804)} all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Ps 12:2
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2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
Ps 62:4
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4They only consult{H8804)} to cast him down{H8687)} from his excellency: they delight{H8799)} in lies: they bless{H8762)} with their mouth, but they curse{H8762)} inwardly. Selah.
Ps 55:22
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22Cast{H8685)} thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain{H8770)} thee: he shall never suffer{H8799)} the righteous to be moved{H8800)}.
Ps 45:5
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Prov 7:21
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21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
Ps 55:12
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12For it was not an enemy{H8802)} that reproached{H8762)} me; then I could have borne{H8799)} it: neither was it he that hated{H8764)} me that did magnify{H8689)} himself against me; then I would have hid{H8735)} myself from him:
Prov 16:24
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24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Ps 58:7
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7Let them melt away{H8735)} as waters which run continually{H8691)}: when he bendeth{H8799)} his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces{H8709)}.
Prov 25:18
68%
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.