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Psalm 52:2-4
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2 Your tongue, like a sharp razor, devises wicked things
    and crafts treachery.
3 You love evil rather than good,
    falsehood rather than speaking uprightly.
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4 You love all words that destroy, you deceitful tongue!

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Psalm 52:2-4
New International Version

2 You who practice deceit,(A)
    your tongue plots destruction;(B)
    it is like a sharpened razor.(C)
3 You love evil(D) rather than good,
    falsehood(E) rather than speaking the truth.[a]
4 You love every harmful word,
    you deceitful tongue!(F)

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  1. Psalm 52:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.
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