Psalms 5:9

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.”

— WEB

“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.”

— KJV

“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.”

— ASV

Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Romans 3:13 "“Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.”Psalm 5:9 “The poison of vipers is under their lips”;Psalm 140:3"
Jeremiah 9:3-6 "“They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood. They have grown strong in the land, but not for truth; for they proceed from evil t…"
Psalms 62:4 "They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah."
Micah 6:12 "Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech."
Proverbs 29:5 "A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet."
Psalms 52:2 "Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully."
Psalms 51:6 "Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place."
Luke 11:44 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like hidden graves, and the men who walk over them don’t know it.”"

Commentary

The wicked are not reliable because by nature they are full of wickedness, or literally, "wickednesses," of every kind (Rom 8:7). sepulchre--a dwelling-place of corruption, emitting moral putridness. flatter--or, "make smooth." their tongue--speaks deceitfully.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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