Psalms 50:19 · KJV
“Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. {givest: Heb. sendest}”
— Psalms 50:19
When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. {hast...: Heb. thy portion was with}
Thou sittest {and} speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
Psalms 50 — Context
Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
18When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. {hast...: Heb. thy portion was with}
19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. {givest: Heb. sendest}
20Thou sittest {and} speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
21These {things} hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether {such an one} as thyself: {but} I will reprove thee, and set {them} in order before thine eyes.
Cross References
Psalms 10:7
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue {is} mischief and vanity. {deceit: Heb. deceits} {vanity: or, iniquity}
Jeremiah 9:5
And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, {and} weary themselves to commit iniquity. {deceive: or, mock}
Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Psalms 52:2-4
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Romans 3:13-14
Their throat {is} an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps {is} under their lips:
Isaiah 59:3-4
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
Psalms 55:21
{The words} of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war {was} in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet {were} they drawn swords.
James 3:5-9
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! {a matter: or, wood}