thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.
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Psalms 51:4
Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.
Parallel Translations
You have loved all words of destruction, [and] a deceitful tongue.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:13–14Luke 15:21Genesis 39:9Genesis 20:6Romans 3:4Genesis 9:6Leviticus 6:2–7Romans 2:5Psalms 50:6Acts 17:31Revelation 16:5James 2:92 Kings 21:62 Kings 17:17Psalms 50:4
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