For wicked and (A)deceitful mouths are opened against me,
    speaking against me with lying tongues.

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for people who are wicked and deceitful(A)
    have opened their mouths against me;
    they have spoken against me with lying tongues.(B)

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You love all words that devour,
    O deceitful tongue.

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You love every harmful word,
    you deceitful tongue!(A)

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17 (A)haughty eyes, (B)a lying tongue,
    and (C)hands that shed innocent blood,

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17         haughty eyes,(A)
        a lying tongue,(B)
        hands that shed innocent blood,(C)

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Everyone deceives his neighbor,
    and no one speaks the truth;
they have taught their tongue to speak lies;
    they weary themselves committing iniquity.

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Friend deceives friend,(A)
    and no one speaks the truth.(B)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(C)
    they weary themselves with sinning.

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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but (A)a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

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13 and they (A)set up false (B)witnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against (C)this holy place and the law,

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13 They produced false witnesses,(A) who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place(B) and against the law.

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59 Now the chief priests and the whole council[a] (A)were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, 60 but they found none, (B)though many false witnesses came forward. At last (C)two came forward 61 and said, “This man said, (D)‘I am able to (E)destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” 62 And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:59 Greek Sanhedrin
  2. Matthew 26:62 Or Have you no answer to what these men testify against you?

59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin(A) were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60 But they did not find any, though many false witnesses(B) came forward.

Finally two(C) came forward 61 and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”(D)

62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?”

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(A)They bend their tongue like a bow;
    falsehood and not truth has grown strong[a] in the land;
for they proceed from evil to evil,
    (B)and they do not know me, declares the Lord.

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  1. Jeremiah 9:3 Septuagint; Hebrew and not for truth they have grown strong

“They make ready their tongue
    like a bow, to shoot lies;(A)
it is not by truth
    that they triumph[a] in the land.
They go from one sin to another;
    they do not acknowledge(B) me,”
declares the Lord.

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  1. Jeremiah 9:3 Or lies; / they are not valiant for truth

Deliver me, O Lord,
    from lying lips,
    from a deceitful tongue.

What shall be given to you,
    (A)and what more shall be done to you,
    you deceitful tongue?

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Save me, Lord,
    from lying lips(A)
    and from deceitful tongues.(B)

What will he do to you,
    and what more besides,
    you deceitful tongue?

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who (A)whet their tongues like swords,
    who (B)aim bitter words like arrows,
shooting from (C)ambush at the blameless,
    shooting at him suddenly and (D)without fear.

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They sharpen their tongues like swords(A)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(B)
They shoot from ambush at the innocent;(C)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.(D)

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18 Let the lying lips be mute,
    which (A)speak (B)insolently against the righteous
    in pride and contempt.

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18 Let their lying lips(A) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly(B) against the righteous.

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13 For I (A)hear the whispering of many—
    terror on every side!—
(B)as they scheme together against me,
    as they plot to take my life.

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13 For I hear many whispering,(A)
    “Terror on every side!”(B)
They conspire against me(C)
    and plot to take my life.(D)

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Hushai Saves David

17 Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.

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17 Ahithophel said to Absalom, “I would[a] choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 17:1 Or Let me