Psalms

Psalm 52:2

2Your tongue devises destruction

like a sharpened razor,

O worker of deceit.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Your tongueלְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָlə·šō·w·ne·ḵāNoun - common singular construct; second person masculine singularH3956 tongue
devisesתַּחְשֹׁ֣בtaḥ·šōḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH2803 think, account
destructionהַ֭וּוֹתhaw·wō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH1942 desire
like a sharpenedמְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁmə·luṭ·ṭāšVerb - Pual - Participle - masculine singularH3913 hammer, sharpen, whet
razorכְּתַ֥עַרkə·ṯa·‘arPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH8593 razor, sheath
O workerעֹשֵׂ֥ה‘ō·śêhVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH6213 do, make
of deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃rə·mî·yāhNoun - feminine singularH7423 deceit, treachery

Cross-references

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Proverbs 18:21 · Proverbs 6:16–19 · Psalm 57:4 · Proverbs 12:18 · Jeremiah 9:3–4 · Psalm 59:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.