Psalms 50:20
50:19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. givest: Heb. sendestThou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
KJV
You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother’s son.
Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.
You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.
What does Psalms 50:20 mean?
Psalms 50:20 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָשַׁב (yâshab), דָבַר (dâbar), אָח (ʼâch). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Psalms 42:9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Isaiah 45:24Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. Surely: or, Surely he shall say of me, In the LORD is all righteousness and strength righteousness: Heb. righteousnesses
Zechariah 10:12And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
Ephesians 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 50:20.
And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. a few: or, a full year, or ten months
Genesis 10:21Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
Genesis 10:25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. Peleg: that is Division
Genesis 14:12And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
Genesis 16:3And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
Genesis 20:16And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
Genesis 21:21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Genesis 23:13And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 50:20 say?
Psalms 50:20 (King James Version) reads: "Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son."
Is Psalms 50:20 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 50:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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