Psalms 52:4-5 - Compare All Versions
Psalms 52:4-5 NIV (New International Version)
You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue! Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.
Psalms 52:4-5 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Psalms 52:4-5 NLT (New Living Translation)
You love to destroy others with your words, you liar! But God will strike you down once and for all. He will pull you from your home and uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
Psalms 52:4-5 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
You love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue! This is why God will bring you down forever. He will take you, ripping you out of your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Psalms 52:4-5 KJV (King James Version)
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, He shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
Psalms 52:4-5 NKJV (New King James Version)
You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue. God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Psalms 52:1-5 MSG (The Message)
Why do you brag of evil, “Big Man”? God’s mercy carries the day. You scheme catastrophe; your tongue cuts razor-sharp, artisan in lies. You love evil more than good, you call black white. You love malicious gossip, you foul-mouth. God will tear you limb from limb, sweep you up and throw you out, Pull you up by the roots from the land of life.
Psalms 52:4-5 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
You love all words that devour, You deceitful tongue. ¶But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Psalms 52:4-5 AMP (Amplified Bible)
You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. ¶But God will break you down forever; He will take you away and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.
Psalms 52:4-5 NET (New English Translation)
You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives. Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)