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Psalm 50:19
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Psalm 50:19
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19 You give your mouth free rein for evil,
and your tongue frames deceit.
Psalm 50:19
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Psalm 50:19
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19 You use your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue to deceit.(A)
Psalm 10:7
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Psalm 10:7
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7 Their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression;
under their tongues are mischief and iniquity.(A)
Psalm 10:7
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Psalm 10:7
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Revelation 21:8
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Revelation 21:8
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8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless,[a] the polluted, the murderers, the sexually immoral,[b] the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”(A)
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Revelation 21:8
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Revelation 21:8
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8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars(A)—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur.(B) This is the second death.”(C)
James 3:5-9
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James 3:5-9
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5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great exploits.
How great a forest is set ablaze by a such a small fire!(A) 6 And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.[a](B) 7 For every species of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by the human species, 8 but no one can tame the tongue—a restless[b] evil, full of deadly poison.(C) 9 With it we bless the Lord[c] and Father, and with it we curse people, made in the likeness of God.(D)
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James 3:5-9
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James 3:5-9
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5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.(A) Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire,(B) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(C) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(D)
7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(E)
9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.(F)
Romans 3:13-14
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Romans 3:13-14
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13 “Their throats are opened graves;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of vipers is under their lips.”(A)
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
Romans 3:13-14
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Romans 3:13-14
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Footnotes
- Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9
- Romans 3:13 Psalm 140:3
- Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)
Hosea 4:2
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Hosea 4:2
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2 Swearing, lying, and murder,
and stealing and adultery break out;
bloodshed follows bloodshed.
Jeremiah 9:5
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Jeremiah 9:5
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5 They all deceive their neighbors,
and no one speaks the truth;
they have taught their tongues to speak lies;
they commit iniquity and are too weary to repent.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 9.5 Cn Compare Gk: Heb they weary themselves with iniquity.
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Jeremiah 9:5
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Jeremiah 9:5
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Isaiah 59:3-4
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Isaiah 59:3-4
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3 For your hands are defiled with blood
and your fingers with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies;
your tongue mutters wickedness.(A)
4 No one brings suit justly;
no one goes to law honestly;
they rely on empty pleas; they speak lies,
conceiving mischief and bearing iniquity.(B)
Isaiah 59:3-4
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Isaiah 59:3-4
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3 For your hands are stained with blood,(A)
your fingers with guilt.(B)
Your lips have spoken falsely,(C)
and your tongue mutters wicked things.
4 No one calls for justice;(D)
no one pleads a case with integrity.
They rely(E) on empty arguments, they utter lies;(F)
they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.(G)
Psalm 64:3-5
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Psalm 64:3-5
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3 who whet their tongues like swords,
who aim bitter words like arrows,(A)
4 shooting from ambush at the blameless;
they shoot suddenly and without fear.(B)
5 They hold fast to their evil purpose;
they talk of laying snares secretly,
thinking, “Who can see us?[a](C)
Footnotes
- 64.5 Syr Jerome: Heb them
Psalm 64:3-5
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Psalm 64:3-5
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- Psalm 64:5 Or us
Psalm 55:21
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Psalm 55:21
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21 with speech smoother than butter
but with a heart set on war,
with words that were softer than oil
but in fact were drawn swords.(A)
Psalm 55:21
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Psalm 55:21
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Psalm 55:12
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Psalm 55:12
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12 It is not enemies who taunt me—
I could bear that;
it is not adversaries who deal insolently with me—
I could hide from them.(A)
Psalm 55:12
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Psalm 55:12
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12 If an enemy were insulting me,
I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
I could hide.
Psalm 52:2-4
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Psalm 52:2-4
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2 you are plotting destruction.
Your tongue is like a sharp razor,
you worker of treachery.(A)
3 You love evil more than good
and lying more than speaking the truth. Selah(B)
4 You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.(C)
Psalm 52:2-4
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Psalm 52:2-4
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Footnotes
- Psalm 52:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.
Psalm 36:3-4
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Psalm 36:3-4
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3 The words of their mouths are mischief and deceit;
they have ceased to act wisely and do good.(A)
4 They plot mischief while on their beds;
they are set on a way that is not good;
they do not reject evil.(B)
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