Psalms 50:19
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.In other versions
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.
ASV
You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.
BBE
Thou lettest thy mouth loose to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit;
DBY
"You give your mouth to evil. You harnesses your tongue for deceit.
WEB
Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,
YLT
You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.
ENG
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
WBT
You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.
BSB
In context
17Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.
18When thou sawest a thief, then 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 an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.