The End of the Wicked and the Peace of the Godly
To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.”
He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
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American Standard Version
Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Amplified® Bible
Your tongue devises wickedness; it is like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Contemporary English Version
You plan brutal crimes, and your lying words cut like a sharp razor.
Darby English Version
Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.
Good News Bible
You make plans to ruin others; your tongue is like a sharp razor. You are always inventing lies.
King James Version
The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
New American Standard Bible
Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.
New International Version
Your tongue plots destruction;
it is like a sharpened razor,
you who practice deceit.
New King James Version
Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.
Revised Standard Version
you are plotting destruction. Your tongue is like a sharp razor, you worker of treachery.
Young's Literal Translation
Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.
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