| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? | 1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? |
| 2 Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit. | 2 Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit. |
| 3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. "Selah" | 3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. "Selah" |
| 4 You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue! | 4 You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue! |
| 5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. "Selah" | 5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. "Selah" |
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