Psalms 59:12 — Compare Translations

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For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them even be trapped and taken in their pride, and for the cursing and lying which they utter.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them even be trapped and taken in their pride, and for the cursing and lying which they utter.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. They utter curses and lies.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

[Because of] the sin of their mouth, the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and because of cursing and lying which they speak.

English EASY 2024

Those wicked people speak evil words. Let their own pride catch them in a trap, because they curse people, and they tell lies.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Those evil people curse and tell lies. Punish them for what they said. Let their pride trap them.

For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Sin is on their lips; all their words are sinful; may they be caught in their pride! Because they curse and lie,

English God's Word - GW 1995

{because of} the sins from their mouths and the words on their lips. Let them be trapped by their own arrogance because they speak curses and lies.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The sin of their mouths is the word of their lips, so let them be caught in their pride. They utter curses and lies.

English KJV 1611

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

English LSB

On account of the sin of their mouth and the word of their lips, Let them even be caught in their pride, And on account of curses and lies which they utter.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be taken in their pride, and for the cursing and lies that they utter.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

On account of the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be caught in their pride, And on account of curses and lies which they utter.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

May God go before me, and show me my fallen foes. Slay them, God, lest they deceive my people. Shake them by your power; Lord, our shield, bring them down.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They have sinned with their mouths. Their lips have spoken evil words. They have called down a curse on me and lied. Let them be caught in their pride.

English NIV

For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter,

English NKJ 1982

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for the cursing and lying which they speak.

English NLT

Because of the sinful things they say, because of the evil that is on their lips, let them be captured by their pride, their curses, and their lies.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter,

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

They are nothing but proud, cursing liars. They sin in every word they speak, boasting in their blasphemies!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies which they utter,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

They are proud, cursing liars.

English Tyndale 1537

For the sin of their mouth, for the words of their lips, and because of their pride, let them be taken: and why? their preaching is of cursing and lies.