2 You who practice deceit,

your tongue plots destruction;

it is like a sharpened razor.

3 You love evil rather than good,

falsehood rather than speaking the truth.

4 You love every harmful word,

you deceitful tongue!

2 Your tongue plots destruction,

like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.

3 You love evil more than good,

and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah

4 You love all words that devour,

O deceitful tongue.

2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs;

Like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

3 Thou lovest evil more than good;

And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

4 Thou lovest all devouring words,

O thou deceitful tongue.

2 All day long you plot destruction.

Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;

you’re an expert at telling lies.

3 You love evil more than good

and lies more than truth.

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4 You love to destroy others with your words,

you liar!

2 You think up evil plans.

Your tongue is like a sharp razor,

making up lies.

3 You love wrong more than right

and lies more than truth.

Selah

4 You love words that bite

and tongues that lie.

2 Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness,

Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

3 Thou lovest evil more than good,

And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah

4 Thou lovest all devouring words,

O thou deceitful tongue.

2 Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit. 3 Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!

2 Your tongue makes up threats. 

It’s like a sharp razor, you master of deceit. 

3 You prefer evil to good. 

You prefer lying to speaking the truth. 

Selah 

4 You love every destructive accusation, you deceitful tongue! 

2 Like a sharpened razor,

your tongue devises destruction,

working treachery.

3 You love evil instead of good,

lying instead of speaking truthfully. Selah

4 You love any words that destroy,

you treacherous tongue!

2 you are plotting destruction.

Your tongue is like a sharp razor,

you worker of treachery.

3 You love evil more than good,

and lying more than speaking the truth. Selah

4 You love all words that devour,

O deceitful tongue.

2 Your tongue plans destruction,

like a sharp razor, working deceit.

3 You love evil more than good,

a lie more than speaking what is right. Selah

4 You love all devouring words,

O deceitful tongue,

2 You plan ways to destroy others.

Your tongue is like a blade that has a sharp edge.

You are always telling lies.

3 You love evil instead of good.

You would rather lie than tell the truth. Selah

4 You love to harm others with your words, you liar!

2 Your tongue devises destruction,

Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.

3 You love evil more than good,

Falsehood more than speaking what is right.

Selah.

4 You love all words that devour,

O deceitful tongue.