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Psalm 5

Psa. 5:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For there is no φfaithfulness
kuwn (Hebrew #3559)
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)
KJV usage: certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-)stablish, stand, tarry, X very deed.
Pronounce: koon
Origin: a primitive root
in χtheir mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
; their inward
qereb (Hebrew #7130)
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
KJV usage: X among, X before, bowels, X unto charge, + eat (up), X heart, X him, X in, inward (X -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, + out of, purtenance, X therein, X through, X within self.
Pronounce: keh'-reb
Origin: from 7126
part is ψvery wickedness
havvah (Hebrew #1942)
desire; also ruin
KJV usage: calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.
Pronounce: hav-vaw'
Origin: from 1933 (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon; by implication, of falling)
; their throat
garown (Hebrew #1627)
from 1641; the throat (compare 1621) (as roughened by swallowing)
KJV usage: X aloud, mouth, neck, throat.
Pronounce: gaw-rone'
Origin: or (shortened) garon {gaw-rone'}
is an open
pathach (Hebrew #6605)
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
KJV usage: appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-)grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
Pronounce: paw-thakh'
Origin: a primitive root
sepulchre
qeber, (Hebrew #6913)
from 6912; a sepulchre
KJV usage: burying place, grave, sepulchre.
Pronounce: keh'-ber
Origin: or (feminine) qibrah {kib-raw'}
; they flatter
chalaq (Hebrew #2505)
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
KJV usage: deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-)part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).
Pronounce: khaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root
with their tongue
lashown (Hebrew #3956)
also (in plural) feminine lshonah {lesh-o-naw'}; from 3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
KJV usage: + babbler,bay, + evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
Pronounce: law-shone'
Origin: or lashon {law-shone'}
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φ
steadfastness.
χ
his, i.e. in the mouth of any of them.
ψ
wickednesses.

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Psa. 36:1‑4• 1To the chief musician; of the servant of Jehovah, of David.{HR}The transgression of the wicked saith in the innermost part of my heart,{HR}There is no fear of God before his eyes.
 2For he hath flattered himself in his own eyes,{HR}Until that his iniquity is found out and hated.
 3The words of his mouth [are] falsehood and deceit;{HR}He hath left off to be wise, to do well.
 4He deviseth falsehood upon his bed,{HR}He setteth himself upon a way [that is] not good,{HR}He rejecteth not evil. (Psa. 36:1‑4)
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Psa. 52:2• 2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs,{HR}As a sharp razor, working deceit. (Psa. 52:2)
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Psa. 58:3• 3The wicked are estranged from the womb;{HR}They err from the birth (belly), speaking lies. (Psa. 58:3)
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Psa. 62:4,9• 4Only they consult to thrust from his dignity;{HR}They delight in lies;{HR}They bless with their mouth,{HR}And in their inward part they curse. Selah.
 9Only a breath [are] lowborn men,{HR}A lie are highborn men;{HR}In a balance they go up less than a breath together. (Psa. 62:4,9)
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Psa. 111:1‑3• 1Praise ye Jah.{HR}I will give thanks to Jehovah with a whole heart{HR}In the council of the upright and the congregation.
 2Great [are] Jehovah's works,{HR}Sought out by all delighting in them.
 3Honour and majesty [are] his work,{HR}And his righteousness standing forever. (Psa. 111:1‑3)
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Jer. 9:3‑6• 3{i}And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood, and not for fidelity are they valiant in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.{/i}
 4{i}Take ye heed every one of his friend, and confide not in any brother; for every brother only supplanteth, and every friend goeth about with slander.{/i}
 5{i}And they act deceitfully every one with his neighbour, and speak not the truth: they teach their tongue to speak falsehood, they weary themselves with perverse dealing.{/i}
 6{i}Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.{/i} (Jer. 9:3‑6)
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Mic. 6:12• 12{i}For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.{/i} (Mic. 6:12)
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Rom. 1:29‑31• 29being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, ill-will; whisperers,
 30slanderers, God-hated, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
 31void of understanding, faithless, without natural affection, pitiless; (Rom. 1:29‑31)
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Rom. 3:13• 13“An open grave [is] their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; venom of asps [is] under their lips; (Rom. 3:13)
faithfulness.
or, stedfastness.
their mouth.
Heb. hismouth, that is, the mouth of any of them.
inward.
Psa. 51:6• 6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts,{HR}And in the hidden [part] thou wilt make me to know wisdom. (Psa. 51:6)
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Psa. 58:2• 2Yea, in heart ye work iniquities;{HR}In the earth ye weigh the violence of your hands. (Psa. 58:2)
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Psa. 62:4• 4Only they consult to thrust from his dignity;{HR}They delight in lies;{HR}They bless with their mouth,{HR}And in their inward part they curse. Selah. (Psa. 62:4)
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Psa. 62•  (Psa. 62)
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Psa. 64:6• 6They devise iniquities:{HR}We are ready (finished)! a well-devised device!{HR}And each one's inward [thought] and heart [is] deep. (Psa. 64:6)
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Jer. 4:14• 14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? (Jer. 4:14)
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Jer. 17:9• 9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? (Jer. 17:9)
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Mark 7:21‑22• 21For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
 22thefts, covetousness, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: (Mark 7:21‑22)
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Luke 11:39• 39{i}But the Lord{/i} said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish; but your inward [parts] are full of plunder and wickedness. (Luke 11:39)
very wickedness.
Heb. wickednesses.
throat.
Luke 11:44• 44Woe unto you, [scribes, and Pharisees, hypocrites] for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know [it]. (Luke 11:44)
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Rom. 3:13• 13“An open grave [is] their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; venom of asps [is] under their lips; (Rom. 3:13)
they.
Psa. 12:2‑3• 2They speak falsehood, every one with his neighbour;{HR}[With] a flattering lip, with a double heart do they speak.
 3Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips,{HR}[The] tongue speaking great things. (Psa. 12:2‑3)
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Job 32:21‑22• 21Let me not, I pray you, accept anyone’s face.{HR}Neither to man will I give flattering titles.
 22For I know not to give flattering titles;{HR}[Else] my Maker would soon take me away. (Job 32:21‑22)
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Prov. 29:5• 5{i}A man that flattereth his neighbour{HR}Spreadeth a net for his steps.{/i} (Prov. 29:5)
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1 Thess. 2:5• 5For neither at any time were we with speech of flattery, as ye know, nor with a cloke of covetousness, God [is] witness; (1 Thess. 2:5)
• The ungodly are marked by corruption before men and rebellion toward God. Flattery is on their tongues; rebellion is in their heart’s. (“Psalm 5” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversiond, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter withe their tongue.

JND Translation Notes

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"Corrupt, depraved desires," "wickedness"; "mischievous things," Ps. 38.12. the word is plural.
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Lit. "make smooth."

W. Kelly Translation

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For there is nothing certain in his mouth;{HR}Their inward part [is] wickedness;{HR}An opened sepulchre [is] their throat;{HR}They make smooth their tongue.