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Psalms 50:19

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 50:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.
Psalms 50:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 50

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth,
17Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?
18When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, And hast been partaker with adulterers.
19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.
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 a one as thyself: [But] I will reprove thee, and set [them] in order before thine eyes.
22Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thou givest thy mouth to evil, etc.] To speak evil things against Christ, his doctrines, ordinances, ministers and people; and to deliver out evil doctrines, pernicious to the souls of men; and thy tongue frameth deceit; puts and joins together deceitful words in a very artful manner, by which simple and unstable minds are beguiled.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Thou givest thy mouth to evil - Margin, as in Hebrew, “thou sendest.” That is, they gave it up to evil; they employed it in evil: in falsehood, malice, deceit, slander, deception, detraction. And thy tongue frameth deceit - The word rendered “frameth” means properly to bind, to fasten; and then, to contrive, to frame. The meaning is, that it was employed in the work of deceit; that is, it was employed in devising and executing purposes of fraud and falsehood. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“givest: Heb. sendest, Psa 52:3-4; Jer 9:5 tongue: Psa 5:9, Psa 10:7, Psa 12:2, Psa 12:3, Psa 36:3, Psa 36:4, Psa 55:12, Psa 55:21, Psa 64:3-5; Isa 59:3, Isa 59:4; Hos 4:2; Rom 3:13, Rom 3:14; Jam 3:5-9; Rev 21:8 Psalms 50:20”
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