21 His buttery words are smooth,[a]
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:21 Some Hb mss, Sym, Syr, Tg, Jer read His speech is smoother than butter

Their tongues are deadly arrows—
they speak deception.(A)
With his mouth
a man speaks peaceably with his friend,
but inwardly he sets up an ambush.

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12 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence,(A)
and its residents speak lies;(B)
the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.(C)

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