King James Version

Psalms 52:4

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 52:6.

אָהַ֥בְתָּahavtaloveאָהַבverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “love”, a completed actionH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.כָֽלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).דִּבְרֵיdivrecauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…בָ֗לַעvaladevouringבֶּלַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “devouring”, the ordinary formH1105a gulp; figuratively, destructiondevouring, that which he hath swallowed up.לְשׁ֣וֹןleshontongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the 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)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.מִרְמָֽהmirmahcraftמִרְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “craft”, the ordinary formH4820fraudcraft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(52-6) Thou lovest all devouring words, the deceitful tongue.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

World English Bible

You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.

Darby Translation

Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!

Douay-Rheims

All have gone aside, they are become unprofitable together, there is none that doth good, no not one.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(52-6) Thou lovest all devouring words, the deceitful tongue.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast loved all words of destruction, and a deceitful tongue.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἠγάπησας πάντα τὰ ῥήματα καταποντισμοῦ, γλῶσσαν δολίαν.