Psalm 5:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
There is nothingאֵ֪ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
reliableנְכֹונָה֮
(ne·cho·v·nah)
3559: to be firma prim. root
in what they say;בְּפִ֡יהוּ
(be·fi·hu)
6310: moutha prim. root
Their inward partקִרְבָּ֪ם
(kir·bam)
7130: inward part, midstfrom an unused word
is destructionהַ֫וֹּ֥ות
(hav·vo·vt)
1942: desire, chasm, destructionfrom havah
[itself]. Their throatגְּרֹונָ֑ם
(ge·ro·v·nam;)
1627: neck, throatperhaps from garah
is an openפָּת֥וּחַ
(pa·tu·ach)
6605a: to opena prim. root
grave;קֶֽבֶר־
(ke·ver-)
6913: a grave, sepulcherfrom qabar
They flatterיַחֲלִֽיקוּן׃
(ya·cha·li·kun.)
2505b: to be smooth, slipperya prim. root
with their tongue.לְ֝שֹׁונָ֗ם
(le·sho·v·nam)
3956: tonguefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
For there is no faithfulness
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
in their mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
their inward
qereb  (keh'-reb)
the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
part is very wickedness
havvah  (hav-vaw')
by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin -- calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.
their throat
garown  (gaw-rone')
the throat (as roughened by swallowing) -- aloud, mouth, neck, throat.
is an open
pathach  (paw-thakh')
to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
sepulchre
qeber,  (keh'-ber)
a sepulchre -- burying place, grave, sepulchre.
they flatter
chalaq  (khaw-lak')
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
with their tongue
lashown  (law-shone')
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)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
There is nothing reliable in what they say; Their inward part is destruction itself. Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with their tongue.

King James Bible
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues.

International Standard Version
But as for the wicked, they do not speak truth at all. Inside them there is only wickedness. Their throat is an open grave, on their tongue is deceitful flattery.

NET Bible
For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because there is no righteousness in their mouths, but evil is within them, and their throats are like opened tombs and their tongues subvert.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Nothing in their mouths is truthful. Destruction comes from their hearts. Their throats are open graves. They flatter with their tongues.

King James 2000 Bible
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is pure wickedness; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.
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