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Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue <i>is</i> mischief and vanity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue <i>is</i> trouble and iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression; Under his tongue is harm and injustice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />His mouth is full of curses and deceit (fraud) and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness [injustice and sin].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth; trouble and malice are under his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth; trouble and malice are under his tongue. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They curse and tell lies, and all they talk about is how to be cruel or how to do wrong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Their speech is filled with curses, lies, and threats; they are quick to speak hateful, evil words. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Their mouth is full of curses, lies, and oppression, their tongues spread trouble and iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing and bitterness and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />His mouth is full of oaths, "" And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue [is] perverseness and iniquity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue is perverseness and iniquity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />His mouth was filled with cursing and deceit and violence: under his tongue, trouble and vanity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, and of bitterness, and of deceit: under his tongue are labour and sorrow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 9:28>His mouth is full of curses, and bitterness, and deceit. Under his tongue are hardship and sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their mouths are full of oaths, violence, and lies; discord and evil are under their tongues. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under their tongues are mischief and iniquity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a curse fills his mouth, fraud and deceit are under his tongue, evil and depravity.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/10-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=864" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/10.htm">The Perils of the Pilgrim</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.” <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">His mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mā·lê (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">is full of</a> <a href="/hebrew/423.htm" title="423: ’ā·lāh (N-fs) -- An oath. From 'alah; an imprecation.">cursing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4820.htm" title="4820: ū·mir·mō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Deceit, treachery. From ramah in the sense of deceiving; fraud.">deceit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8496.htm" title="8496: wā·ṯōḵ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Injury, oppression. Or towk; from the same base as tavek; oppression.">and violence;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5999.htm" title="5999: ‘ā·māl (N-ms) -- Trouble, labor, toil. From amal; toil, i.e. Wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. Of body or mind.">trouble</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: wā·’ā·wen (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">and malice</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">are under</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: lə·šō·w·nōw (N-csc:: 3ms) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">his tongue.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-14.htm">Romans 3:14</a></span><br />“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12-14</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth, / winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers. / With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-29.htm">Ephesians 4:29</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-32.htm">Proverbs 10:32</a></span><br />The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-8.htm">Colossians 3:8</a></span><br />But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-2.htm">Proverbs 15:2</a></span><br />The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-18.htm">Matthew 15:18-19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-18.htm">Proverbs 12:18</a></span><br />Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm">1 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Luke 6:45</a></span><br />The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-27.htm">Proverbs 16:27</a></span><br />A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-4.htm">Ephesians 5:4</a></span><br />Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.</p><p class="hdg">full</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Psalm 59:12</a></b></br> <i>For</i> the sin of their mouth <i>and</i> the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying <i>which</i> they speak.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Psalm 62:4</a></b></br> They only consult to cast <i>him</i> down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-14.htm">Romans 3:14</a></b></br> Whose mouth <i>is</i> full of cursing and bitterness:</p><p class="hdg">and deceit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Psalm 5:9</a></b></br> For <i>there is</i> no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part <i>is</i> very wickedness; their throat <i>is</i> an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Psalm 7:14</a></b></br> Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Psalm 36:3</a></b></br> The words of his mouth <i>are</i> iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, <i>and</i> to do good.</p><p class="hdg">under</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-12.htm">Job 20:12</a></b></br> Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, <i>though</i> he hide it under his tongue;</p><p class="hdg">mischief</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Psalm 7:14</a></b></br> Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/140-9.htm">Psalm 140:9</a></b></br> <i>As for</i> the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-35.htm">Job 15:35</a></b></br> They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.</p><p class="hdg">vanity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Psalm 12:2</a></b></br> They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: <i>with</i> flattering lips <i>and</i> with a double heart do they speak.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/41-6.htm">Psalm 41:6</a></b></br> And if he come to see <i>me</i>, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; <i>when</i> he goeth abroad, he telleth <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Psalm 144:8,11</a></b></br> Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand <i>is</i> a right hand of falsehood… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Curses</a> <a href="/job/3-1.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/job/42-3.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">Deceits</a> <a href="/psalms/10-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/james/5-4.htm">Fraud</a> <a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/psalms/7-16.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/job/22-27.htm">Oaths</a> <a href="/job/36-15.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/psalms/7-16.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/job/36-14.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/joshua/23-15.htm">Threats</a> <a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/psalms/10-6.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/psalms/9-5.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/37-22.htm">Curses</a> <a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Deceits</a> <a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Fraud</a> <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-14.htm">Oaths</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/psalms/20-4.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/psalms/13-2.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Threats</a> <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">David complains of the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/10-12.htm">He prays for remedy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/10-16.htm">He professes his confidence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, the mouth is often seen as a reflection of the heart (<a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a>). Cursing here refers to invoking harm or evil upon others, which is contrary to the biblical call to bless rather than curse (<a href="/romans/12-14.htm">Romans 12:14</a>). Deceit involves misleading others, a trait condemned throughout Scripture (<a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a>). Violence, in this context, suggests not only physical harm but also the aggressive use of words to oppress or manipulate. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that words can be as damaging as physical actions (<a href="/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6</a>).<p><b>trouble and malice are under his tongue.</b><br>This part of the verse suggests that the wicked harbor intentions of harm and ill will, ready to be unleashed at any moment. The imagery of "under his tongue" implies that these negative traits are hidden but ready to surface, indicating a premeditated nature of sin. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, speech was a powerful tool, and the ability to control one's tongue was seen as a sign of wisdom (<a href="/proverbs/10-19.htm">Proverbs 10:19</a>). The mention of trouble and malice connects to the broader biblical narrative of the heart's inclination towards evil (<a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a>). This phrase also serves as a warning to believers to guard their hearts and tongues, as echoed in the teachings of Jesus and the apostles (<a href="/ephesians/4-29.htm">Ephesians 4:29</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked_person.htm">The Wicked Person</a></b><br>The primary subject of this verse, representing those who oppose God and His ways. This person is characterized by their harmful speech and intentions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to David, the psalmist is the one observing and lamenting the behavior of the wicked.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oppressed.htm">The Oppressed</a></b><br>Implicit in the context of the psalm, these are the individuals who suffer under the actions and words of the wicked.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, God is the ultimate judge and deliverer, to whom the psalmist appeals throughout the psalm.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_community_of_believers.htm">The Community of Believers</a></b><br>The audience of the psalm, who are encouraged to trust in God's justice and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>Words have the power to harm or heal. As believers, we must be mindful of our speech, ensuring it aligns with God's truth and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_heart.htm">Guarding the Heart</a></b><br>The mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart. We must guard our hearts against deceit and malice, filling them with God's Word and Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>While the wicked may seem to prosper, God sees and will judge their actions. We can trust in His ultimate justice and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_righteous_speech.htm">The Call to Righteous Speech</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to use our words to bless and encourage others, reflecting the character of God in our interactions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_for_the_oppressed.htm">Intercession for the Oppressed</a></b><br>We should pray for those who suffer under the wicked, asking God to deliver them and bring justice to their situation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_paul_misquote_psalms_in_romans.htm">If the Bible is divinely inspired, why does Paul misquote the Old Testament (Romans 3:10-18 vs. Psalms)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_120_4_contradict_god's_love.htm">Psalm 120:4 - Does referring to 'warrior's sharp arrows' and 'burning coals' raise contradictions with a supposedly loving and merciful God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_7_8_contradict_romans_3_10.htm">If Psalm 7:8 claims personal righteousness, does this contradict the broader biblical teaching of universal sinfulness (e.g., Romans 3:10)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_david_avoid_deceitful_people.htm">In Psalm 101:7, how can David promise no one deceitful will enter his presence when biblical narratives show him associating with flawed individuals?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Cursing and deceit.</span>--From the connection of cursing with deceit (comp. <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm" title="By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood touches blood.">Hosea 4:2</a>, "swearing and lying "), we must understand perjury.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">His mouth is full of cursing</span>. (On the prevalence of this evil habit among the powerful in David's time, see <a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Psalm 59:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/109-17.htm">Psalm 109:17, 18</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">2 Samuel 16:5</a>.) And deceit and fraud; or, <span class="accented">guile and extortion</span> (Kay); comp. <a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Psalm 36:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Psalm 55:11</a>. Under his tongue is mischief and vanity; rather, as in the margin, <span class="accented">mischief and iniquity.</span> These are stored "under his tongue," ready for utterance whenever he finds a fit occasion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/10-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">His mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֣יהוּ</span> <span class="translit">(pî·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is full of</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֭לֵא</span> <span class="translit">(mā·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cursing,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָלָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_423.htm">Strong's 423: </a> </span><span class="str2">An imprecation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deceit,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִרְמ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mir·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4820.htm">Strong's 4820: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deceit, treachery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and violence;</span><br /><span class="heb">וָתֹ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ṯōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8496.htm">Strong's 8496: </a> </span><span class="str2">Injury, oppression</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trouble</span><br /><span class="heb">עָמָ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·māl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5999.htm">Strong's 5999: </a> </span><span class="str2">Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and malice</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאָֽוֶן׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are under</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֥חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his tongue.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šō·w·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">The tongue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 10:7 His mouth is full of cursing deceit (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/10-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 10:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 10:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/10-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 10:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 10:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>