Psalm 10:7
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
מָלֵא
mâlêʼ
full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
הֶבֶל
hebel
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
Key Terms in This Verse
עָמָל ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
Study H5999 →הֶבֶל hebel
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
Study H1892 →לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
Study H3956 →מָלֵא mâlêʼ
full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully
Study H4392 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →Cross References
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
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.
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
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.
And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
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