Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy
To the Chief Musician. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
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American Standard Version
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
Amplified® Bible
To his neighbor each one speaks words without use {or} worth {or} truth; with flattering lips and double heart [deceitfully] they speak.
Contemporary English Version
Everyone tells lies, and no one is sincere.
Darby English Version
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak.
Good News Bible
All of them lie to one another; they deceive each other with flattery.
King James Version
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
New American Standard Bible
They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.
New International Version
Everyone lies to his neighbor;
their flattering lips speak with deception.
New King James Version
They speak idly everyone with his neighbor;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.
Revised Standard Version
Every one utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
Young's Literal Translation
Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.
New English Translation
People lie to one another;1 they flatter and deceive.2
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