5 Your sin prompts your mouth;

you adopt the tongue of the crafty.

5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity,

And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

5 Your sins are telling your mouth what to say.

Your words are based on clever deception.

5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth,

And you choose the tongue of the crafty.

5 Your sin teaches your mouth what to say;

you use words to trick others.

5 For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth,

And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou hast chosen the tongue of the crafty.

5 Your sin teaches you what to say. 

You choose ⸤to talk with⸥ a sly tongue. 

5 Your iniquity teaches you what to say,

and you choose the language of the crafty.

5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth,

and you choose the tongue of the crafty.

5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth,

and you choose the tongue of the crafty.

5 Your sin makes you say evil things.

You talk like people who twist the truth.

5 “For your guilt teaches your mouth,

And you choose the language of the crafty.