Psalms 55:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.”
Psalms 55:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 55:21 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 55:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 55:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.”
Psalms 55:21 — World English Bible
Psalms 55:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords. ”
Psalms 55:21 — American Standard Version
Psalms 55:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart <FI>is<Fi> war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they <FI>are<Fi> drawn <FI>swords<Fi> .”
Psalms 55:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 55:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Smooth were the milky [words] of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords. ”
Psalms 55:21 — Darby Translation
Psalms 55:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gentle then oyle, yet they were swordes.”
Psalms 55:21 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 55:21 in Context — Psalms 55
19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
20 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
What Does Psalms 55:21 Mean?
Psalms 55:21 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 55. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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