Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around. New Living Translation They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere. English Standard Version And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad. Berean Standard Bible My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad. King James Bible And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. New King James Version And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies; His heart gathers iniquity to itself; When he goes out, he tells it. New American Standard Bible And when he comes to see me, he speaks empty words; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it. NASB 1995 And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it. NASB 1977 And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it. Legacy Standard Bible And when he comes to see me, he speaks worthlessness; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he speaks it. Amplified Bible And when one comes to see me, he speaks empty words, While his heart gathers malicious gossip [against me]; When he goes away, he tells it [everywhere]. Christian Standard Bible When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks. Holman Christian Standard Bible When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks. American Standard Version And if he come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it. Aramaic Bible in Plain English When they have come to see me, they have been speaking lies and planning evil in their heart; they have been going into the street and talking. Brenton Septuagint Translation And if he came to see me, his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner. Contemporary English Version When visitors come, all they ever bring are worthless words, and when they leave, they spread gossip. Douay-Rheims Bible And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things : his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out and spoke to the same purpose. English Revised Version And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity; his heart gathereth iniquity to itself: when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. GOD'S WORD® Translation When one of them comes to visit me, he speaks foolishly. His heart collects gossip. [Then] he leaves to tell others. Good News Translation Those who come to see me are not sincere; they gather bad news about me and then go out and tell it everywhere. International Standard Version The one who comes to visit me speaks lies; in his heart he thinks slanderous things about me and goes around spreading them. JPS Tanakh 1917 And if one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself; When he goeth abroad, he speaketh of it. Literal Standard Version And if he came to see—he speaks vanity, | His heart gathers iniquity to itself, | He goes out—at the street he speaks. Majority Standard Bible My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad. New American Bible When someone comes to visit me, he speaks without sincerity. His heart stores up malice; when he leaves, he gossips. NET Bible When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me. New Revised Standard Version And when they come to see me, they utter empty words, while their hearts gather mischief; when they go out, they tell it abroad. New Heart English Bible If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it. Webster's Bible Translation And if he cometh to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. World English Bible If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it. Young's Literal Translation And if he came to see -- vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out -- at the street he speaketh. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Blessed is He who Cares for the Poor…5My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?” 6My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad. 7All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:… Cross References Psalm 12:2 They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. Psalm 62:4 They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah Psalm 144:8 whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful. Psalm 144:11 Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful. Proverbs 26:24 A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart. Treasury of Scripture And if he come to see me, he speaks vanity: his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes abroad, he tells it. speaketh Psalm 12:2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. Nehemiah 6:1-14 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;) … Proverbs 26:24-26 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; … when Jeremiah 20:10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. Jump to Previous Abroad Deceit Empty Evil Falsehood Falsely Gathereth Gathers Goes Heart Iniquity Itself Keeps Makes Mischief Outside Public Slander Speaketh Speaks Store Telleth Tells Utters Vanity Whenever Wickedness WordsJump to Next Abroad Deceit Empty Evil Falsehood Falsely Gathereth Gathers Goes Heart Iniquity Itself Keeps Makes Mischief Outside Public Slander Speaketh Speaks Store Telleth Tells Utters Vanity Whenever Wickedness WordsPsalm 41 1. The recompense of the charitable4. David complains of his enemies' treachery 10. He flees to God for helpfulness (6) And if he come.--Some one particular individual is here singled out from the body of enemies. To see.--The usual word for visiting a sick person. (Comp. 2Samuel 13:5; 2Kings 8:29.) Vanity.--Better, lies. No more vivid picture of an insincere friend could be given. Pretended sympathy lies at the very bedside, while eye and ear are open to catch up anything that can be retailed abroad or turned into mischief, when the necessity of concealment is over. The scene of the visit of the king to the death-bed of Gaunt in Shakespeare's King Richard II. illustrates the psalmist's position, and the poet may even have had this verse in his mind when he wrote. "Should dying men flatter with those that live No, no; men living flatter those that die. Verse 6. - And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity; rather, he speaketh falsehood (see the comment on Psalm 12:2). It is suggested that Ahithophel is especially aimed at. But there is no proof of this. All the enemies are probably intended, only distributively instead of collectively. His heart gathereth iniquity to itself. Dr. Kay's comment is, "He makes a show of friendship, using hollow compliments; but he is treasuring up every expression as material for misrepresentation." When he goeth abroad, he telleth it. He reports what he has seen and heard, but untruly.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My visitorוְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not speaks יְדַבֵּ֗ר (yə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue falsehood; שָׁ֤וְא (šāw) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7723: Evil, idolatry, uselessness he gathers יִקְבָּץ־ (yiq·bāṣ-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6908: To gather, collect slander אָ֥וֶן (’ā·wen) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 205: Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol in his heart; לִבּ֗וֹ (lib·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre he goes יֵצֵ֖א (yê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim out לַח֣וּץ (la·ḥūṣ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors and spreads it abroad. יְדַבֵּֽר׃ (yə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Links Psalm 41:6 NIVPsalm 41:6 NLT Psalm 41:6 ESV Psalm 41:6 NASB Psalm 41:6 KJV Psalm 41:6 BibleApps.com Psalm 41:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 41:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 41:6 French Bible Psalm 41:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 41:6 If he comes to see me he (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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