Bible Strands
Psalms 10:7
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist describes the wicked person’s character during a moment of self-assured arrogance, immediately following the subject’s claim that he will never be moved and is free from distress.
The words — The Hebrew אָלָה ('a.Lah) denotes a formal curse, and מִרְמ֣וֹת (mir.Mot) refers to repeated acts of deceit, both describing what fills the subject’s mouth.
The thread — This pattern of destructive speech recurs in Psalms 7:14, where evil is conceived and brought forth, and in Psalms 59:12 and 140:9, which link cursed words and treacherous lips to impending trouble.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that internal corruption manifests as spoken violence, requiring the reader to assess character by examining the content and consequences of speech rather than outward confidence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Cross-references
- Psalms 7:14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
- Psalms 140:9 May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
- Psalms 59:12 By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
- Psalms 64:3 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
- Psalms 140:3 They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
- Job 20:12 Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
- Psalms 36:3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
- Psalms 52:4 You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
- Psalms 73:8 They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
- Psalms 144:11 Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.