Psalms 5:9

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

For in their mouths there is nothing sincere, within them are calamities, their throats are open tombs, they flatter with their tongues.

Berean Standard Bible:

For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

American Standard Version:

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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

For there is no faithfulness{H3559} in their mouth{H6310}; their inward{H7130} part is very wickedness{H1942}; their throat{H1627} is an open{H6605} sepulchre{H6913}; they flatter{H2505} with their tongue{H3956}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Romans 3:13

  • Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips:

Jeremiah 9:3

  • 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.

Jeremiah 9:6

  • Thine habitation [is] in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.

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.

Micah 6:12

  • For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.

Proverbs 29:5

  • ΒΆ A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

Psalms 51:6

  • Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden [part] thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

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Commentary for Psalms 5:9

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

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

  1. Strong's Number: H3559
    There are 210 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: Χ›ΦΌΧ•ΦΌΧŸ
    Transliteration: kΓ»wn
    Pronunciation: koon
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.
  2. Strong's Number: H6310
    There are 460 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: Χ€ΦΌΦΆΧ”
    Transliteration: peh
    Pronunciation: peh
    Description: from ׀ָּאָה; 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.
  3. Strong's Number: H7130
    There are 220 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: Χ§ΦΆΧ¨ΦΆΧ‘
    Transliteration: qereb
    Pronunciation: keh'-reb
    Description: from Χ§ΦΈΧ¨Φ·Χ‘; properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition); [idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] within self.
  4. Strong's Number: H1942
    There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: Χ”Φ·Χ•ΦΌΦΈΧ”
    Transliteration: havvΓ’h
    Pronunciation: hav-vaw'
    Description: from הָוָא (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon; by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin; calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.
  5. Strong's Number: H1627
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: Χ’ΦΌΦΈΧ¨Χ•ΦΉΧŸ
    Transliteration: gΓ’rΓ΄wn
    Pronunciation: gaw-rone'
    Description: or (shortened) Χ’ΦΌΦΈΧ¨ΦΉΧŸ; from Χ’ΦΌΦΈΧ¨Φ·Χ¨; (compare Χ’ΦΌΦ·Χ¨Φ°Χ’ΦΌΦ°Χ¨Χ•ΦΉΧͺ); the throat (as roughened by swallowing); [idiom] aloud, mouth, neck, throat.
  6. Strong's Number: H6605
    There are 133 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: Χ€ΦΌΦΈΧͺΦ·Χ—
    Transliteration: pΓ’thach
    Pronunciation: paw-thakh'
    Description: a primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve; appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
  7. Strong's Number: H6913
    There are 62 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: Χ§ΦΆΧ‘ΦΆΧ¨
    Transliteration: qeber
    Pronunciation: keh'-ber
    Description: or (feminine) Χ§Φ΄Χ‘Φ°Χ¨ΦΈΧ”; from Χ§ΦΈΧ‘Φ·Χ¨; a sepulchre; burying place, grave, sepulchre.
  8. Strong's Number: H2505
    There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: Χ—ΦΈΧœΦ·Χ§
    Transliteration: chΓ’laq
    Pronunciation: khaw-lak'
    Description: a primitive root; to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate; deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).
  9. Strong's Number: H3956
    There are 115 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ΧœΦΈΧ©ΧΧ•ΦΉΧŸ
    Transliteration: lΓ’shΓ΄wn
    Pronunciation: law-shone'
    Description: or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine ΧœΦ°Χ©ΧΦΉΧ ΦΈΧ”; from לָשַׁן; 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); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.