21 His (A)speech was (B)smooth as butter,
    yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
    yet they were (C)drawn swords.

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21 His talk is smooth as butter,(A)
    yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,(B)
    yet they are drawn swords.(C)

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There they are, (A)bellowing with their mouths
    with (B)swords in their lips—
    for (C)“Who,” they think,[a] “will hear us?”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:7 Hebrew lacks they think

See what they spew from their mouths(A)
    the words from their lips are sharp as swords,(B)
    and they think, “Who can hear us?”(C)

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who (A)whet their tongues like swords,
    who (B)aim bitter words like arrows,

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They sharpen their tongues like swords(A)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(B)

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18 (A)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
    but the tongue of the wise brings (B)healing.

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18 The words of the reckless pierce like swords,(A)
    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.(B)

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Your (A)tongue plots destruction,
    like (B)a sharp razor, you (C)worker of deceit.

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You who practice deceit,(A)
    your tongue plots destruction;(B)
    it is like a sharpened razor.(C)

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(A)Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
    (B)it speaks deceitfully;
with his mouth (C)each speaks peace to his neighbor,
    but in his heart (D)he plans an ambush for him.

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Their tongue(A) is a deadly arrow;
    it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,(B)
    but in their hearts they set traps(C) for them.(D)

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