Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter, New Living Translation Because of the sinful things they say, because of the evil that is on their lips, let them be captured by their pride, their curses, and their lies. English Standard Version For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter, Berean Standard Bible By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter. King James Bible For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. New King James Version For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for the cursing and lying which they speak. New American Standard Bible On account of the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, May they even be caught in their pride, And on account of curses and lies which they tell. NASB 1995 On account of the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be caught in their pride, And on account of curses and lies which they utter. NASB 1977 On account of the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be caught in their pride, And on account of curses and lies which they utter. Legacy Standard Bible On account of the sin of their mouth and the word of their lips, Let them even be caught in their pride, And on account of curses and lies which they utter. Amplified Bible For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, Let them even be trapped in their pride, And on account of the curses and lies which they tell. Christian Standard Bible For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. They utter curses and lies. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. They utter curses and lies. American Standard Version For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak. Contemporary English Version My enemies are liars! So let them be trapped by their boastful lies. English Revised Version For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride, and for cursing and lying which they speak. GOD'S WORD® Translation [because of] the sins from their mouths and the words on their lips. Let them be trapped by their own arrogance because they speak curses and lies. Good News Translation Sin is on their lips; all their words are sinful; may they be caught in their pride! Because they curse and lie, International Standard Version The sin of their mouth is the word on their lips. They will be caught in their own conceit; for they speak curses and lies. Majority Standard Bible By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter. NET Bible They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak! New Heart English Bible For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter. Webster's Bible Translation For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. World English Bible For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe sin of their mouth [is] a word of their lips, "" And they are captured in their pride, "" And they recount from the curse and lying. Young's Literal Translation The sin of their mouth is a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount. Smith's Literal Translation The sin of their mouth the word of their lips, and they shall be taken in their pride: and from cursing and from falsehood they will recount. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor the sin of their mouth, and the word of their lips: and let them be taken in their pride. And for their cursing and lying they shall be talked of, Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible For the sinful words of their mouths and lips let them be caught in their pride. For the lies they have told under oath New Revised Standard Version For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips. let them even be taken in their pride; for it is cursing and lying that they speak. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The sin of their mouths speaks; their lips rejoice in their boasting because they tell a curse and lies. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak. Brenton Septuagint Translation For the sin of their mouth, and the word of their lips, let them be even taken in their pride. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Deliver Me From My Enemies…11Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield. 12By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter. 13Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah… Cross References Proverbs 12:13 An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble. Proverbs 18:7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. James 3:6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. Matthew 12:36-37 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. / For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” Romans 3:13-14 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” / “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” Psalm 10:7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue. Psalm 64:3-4 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, / ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. Psalm 140:3 They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah Isaiah 59:3-4 For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. / No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. Jeremiah 9:8 Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him. Hosea 7:16 They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt. Matthew 15:18-19 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. Ephesians 4:29 Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen. Colossians 3:8 But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 1 Peter 3:10 For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. Treasury of Scripture For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. For the Psalm 64:7,8 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded… Psalm 79:12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. Psalm 120:3,4 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? … taken Psalm 10:2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. Proverbs 6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. Proverbs 11:6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. cursing Psalm 109:17,18 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him… Hosea 4:2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. Luke 23:5 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. Jump to Previous Account Captured Caught Curse Curses Cursing Deceit Lips Mouth Mouths Pride Recount Sin Sins Speak Trapped Utter WordsJump to Next Account Captured Caught Curse Curses Cursing Deceit Lips Mouth Mouths Pride Recount Sin Sins Speak Trapped Utter WordsPsalm 59 1. David prays to be delivered from his enemies6. He complains of their cruelty 8. He trusts in god 11. He prays against them 16. He praises God By the sin of their mouths This phrase highlights the power and consequence of spoken words. In Hebrew, the word for "sin" is "חֵטְא" (chet), which implies a missing of the mark or a moral failure. The "mouth" (פֶּה, peh) is often seen as an instrument of expression, capable of both blessing and cursing. Theologically, this underscores the biblical principle that words are not trivial; they reflect the heart's condition (Matthew 12:34). Historically, the Israelites were acutely aware of the power of speech, as seen in the blessings and curses pronounced by patriarchs and prophets. and the words of their lips let them be trapped in their pride for the curses and lies they utter And for cursing and lying which they speak.--That is, let their own malignant slanders, their blasphemous lies, recoil on their own heads; a frequent thought in the Psalms. Verse 12. - For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips; rather, the sin of their mouth is each word of their lips (Hupfeld, Cheyne); or, O the sin of their mouth! O the word of their lips! (Ewald, Kay, Canon Cook). Let them even be taken in their pride. Saul's special emissaries (1 Samuel 19:11) would, of course, be proud of their mission. And for cursing and lying which they speak (comp. Psalm 10:7; and, for an example, see 2 Samuel 16:5-8).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew By the sinsחַטַּאת־ (ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender of their mouths פִּ֗ימוֹ (pî·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to and the words דְּֽבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of their lips, שְׂפָ֫תֵ֥ימוֹ (śə·p̄ā·ṯê·mōw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin let them be trapped וְיִלָּכְד֥וּ (wə·yil·lā·ḵə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere in their pride, בִגְאוֹנָ֑ם (ḇiḡ·’ō·w·nām) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1347: Arrogance, majesty, ornament in the curses וּמֵאָלָ֖ה (ū·mê·’ā·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 423: An imprecation and lies וּמִכַּ֣חַשׁ (ū·mik·ka·ḥaš) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3585: A failure of flesh, emaciation, hypocrisy they utter. יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ (yə·sap·pê·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate Links Psalm 59:12 NIVPsalm 59:12 NLT Psalm 59:12 ESV Psalm 59:12 NASB Psalm 59:12 KJV Psalm 59:12 BibleApps.com Psalm 59:12 Biblia Paralela Psalm 59:12 Chinese Bible Psalm 59:12 French Bible Psalm 59:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 59:12 For the sin of their mouth (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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