3Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,


In Context

1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

4 That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?

Psalm 64:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

64:3Who whet their tongue like a sword, [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] bitter words:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

64:3They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly arrows.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

64:3For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

64:3Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

64:3Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

64:3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

64:3who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

64:3Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow — a bitter word.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

64:3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: