Verse Comparison: Psalms 64:3
American Standard Version
Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
Amplified® Bible
Who whet their tongues like a sword, who aim venomous words like arrows,
Contemporary English Version
Their words cut like swords, and their cruel remarks sting like sharp arrows.
Darby English Version
Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, [and] have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;
Good News Bible
They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like arrows.
King James Version
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
New American Standard Bible
Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword. They aimed bitter speech {as} their arrow,
New International Version
They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim their words like deadly arrows.
New King James Version
Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
Revised Standard Version
who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows,
Young's Literal Translation
Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow -- a bitter word.
