Sin speaks to the wicked deep in their hearts; they reject God and do not have reverence for him.

Their speech is wicked and full of lies; they no longer do what is wise and good.

You make plans to ruin others; your tongue is like a sharp razor. You are always inventing lies.

Evildoers go wrong all their lives; they tell lies from the day they are born.

You only want to bring him down from his place of honor; you take pleasure in lies. You speak words of blessing, but in your heart you curse him.

Human beings are all like a puff of breath; great and small alike are worthless. Put them on the scales, and they weigh nothing; they are lighter than a mere breath.

Praise the LORD! With all my heart I will thank the LORD in the assembly of his people.

All he does is full of honor and majesty; his righteousness is eternal.

They are always ready to tell lies; dishonesty instead of truth rules the land. The LORD says, "My people do one evil thing after another and do not acknowledge me as their God."

They all mislead their friends, and no one tells the truth; they have taught their tongues to lie and will not give up their sinning. They do one violent thing after another, and one deceitful act follows another. The LORD says that his people reject him.

Your rich people exploit the poor, and all of you are liars.

They are filled with all kinds of wickedness, evil, greed, and vice; they are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, deceit, and malice. They gossip

they have no conscience; they do not keep their promises, and they show no kindness or pity for others.

Their words are full of deadly deceit; wicked lies roll off their tongues, and dangerous threats, like snake's poison, from their lips;

Sincerity and truth are what you require; fill my mind with your wisdom.

No! You think only of the evil you can do, and commit crimes of violence in the land.

You only want to bring him down from his place of honor; you take pleasure in lies. You speak words of blessing, but in your heart you curse him.

They make evil plans and say, "We have planned a perfect crime." The human heart and mind are a mystery.

Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart, so that you may be saved. How long will you go on thinking sinful thoughts?

"Who can understand the human heart? There is nothing else so deceitful; it is too sick to be healed.

For from the inside, from your heart, come the evil ideas which lead you to do immoral things, to rob, kill,

commit adultery, be greedy, and do all sorts of evil things; deceit, indecency, jealousy, slander, pride, and folly---

So the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of your cup and plate, but inside you are full of violence and evil.

How terrible for you! You are like unmarked graves which people walk on without knowing it."

Their words are full of deadly deceit; wicked lies roll off their tongues, and dangerous threats, like snake's poison, from their lips;

All of them lie to one another; they deceive each other with flattery.

Silence those flattering tongues, O LORD! Close those boastful mouths that say,

I will not take sides in this debate; I am not going to flatter anyone.

I don't know how to flatter, and God would quickly punish me if I did.

If you flatter your friends, you set a trap for yourself.

You know very well that we did not come to you with flattering talk, nor did we use words to cover up greed---God is our witness!