Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.(A)
You love evil instead of good,
lying instead of speaking truthfully.(B)Selah
You love any words that destroy,
you treacherous tongue!(C)

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

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Footnotes

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