Psalms 5:9

Psalms chapter 5 · verse 9 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

Context

v.8Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.

v.9This passage

v.10Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against thee.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Psalms 52:2
Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Job 32:21
Let me not, I pray you, respect any man’s person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.
Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?
Mark 7:21
For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
Psalms 12:2
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?