Psalms 144:8

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood.

Complete Jewish Bible:

whose mouths speak worthless words and whose right hands swear false oaths.

Berean Standard Bible:

whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.

American Standard Version:

Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Whose mouth{H6310} speaketh{H1696} vanity{H7723}, and their right hand{H3225} is a right hand{H3225} of falsehood{H8267}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 12:2

  • They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lips [and] with a double heart do they speak.

Psalms 62:4

  • They only consult to cast [him] down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

Psalms 41:6

  • And if he come to see [me], he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; [when] he goeth abroad, he telleth [it].

Isaiah 44:20

  • He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, [Is there] not a lie in my right hand?

Deuteronomy 32:40

  • For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

Psalms 58:3

  • The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Revelation 13:16

  • And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

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Commentary for Psalms 144:8

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H6310
    There are 460 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פֶּה
    Transliteration: peh
    Pronunciation: peh
    Description: from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
  2. Strong's Number: H1696
    There are 1050 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דָבַר
    Transliteration: dâbar
    Pronunciation: daw-bar'
    Description: a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
  3. Strong's Number: H7723
    There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁוְא
    Transliteration: shâvᵉʼ
    Pronunciation: shawv
    Description: or שַׁו; from the same as שׁוֹא in the sense of desolating; evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain); false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.
  4. Strong's Number: H3225
    There are 133 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָמִין
    Transliteration: yâmîyn
    Pronunciation: yaw-meen'
    Description: from יָמַן; the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south; [phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
  5. Strong's Number: H8267
    There are 109 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֶׁקֶר
    Transliteration: sheqer
    Pronunciation: sheh'-ker
    Description: from שָׁקַר; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial); without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.