Psalms 55:21

80 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords.

ASV Byzantine Text

His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords.

Asang Khongca Bible

Pakha hoi tacawt a thuih ih loknawk loe samdai baktiah amnae, toe palung thungah loe misatuk han ih khue ni a poek; a lok loe moithawk pongah naem kue, toe nihcae loe sumsen hoi kami hum hanah oh o coek.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A ka te maehtha bangla hnal dae a lungbuei tah caemrhal la om. A olka te situi lakah yaai dae tumca a muk uh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A ka te maehtha bangla hnal dae a lungbuei tah caemrhal la om. A olka te situi lakah yaai dae tumca a muk uh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua oi aku ka pahee o kana mau olelo mamua o ko ka bata, Aka, he kaua ko loko o kona naau: Ua oi aku ka oluolu o kana mau olelo i ko ka aila; Aka, he mau pahikaua unuhiia lakou.

English Berean Standard Bible

His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

(055:22) Pawòl nan bouch yo pi dous pase siwo. Men, nan fon kè yo se yon sèl bagay yo konnen: se goumen. Pawòl yo koule dous tankou lwil, men lang yo se razwa.

Bible in Basic English

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

[Le méchant] a étendu ses mains sur ceux qui sont en paix avec lui ; il a profané son alliance.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Vztáhl ruce své na ty, kteříž s ním pokoj měli, a zrušil smlouvu svou.

Kosraean Bible

Meet, sramsram lal fwel oana kiris, Tusruktu yohk srunga insial; Kas lal musresre oana kaki in akmusra, Tusruktu fakfuk oana cutlass.

World Portuguese Bible

Sua boca era macia como a manteiga, mas o seu coração era guerra. Suas palavras eram mais suaves que o azeite, contudo, eram espadas desembainhadas.

Romanian BTF Bible

Cuvintele gurii lui au fost mai alunecoase ca untul, dar război era în inima lui, cuvintele lui au fost mai moi ca untdelemnul, totuși ele erau săbii scoase.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သူ၏စကားတို့သည်ထောပတ်ထက်ပင် ချောမွတ်သော်လည်း သူ၏စိတ်နှလုံးထဲ၌မူကား မုန်းတီးတတ်သောသဘောရှိ၏။ သူ၏စကားတို့သည်ဆီကဲ့သို့ပျော့ပျောင်း သော်လည်း ထက်သောဋ္ဌားကဲ့သို့ထိခိုက်နာကြင်စေတတ်၏။

Darby Translation

Smooth were the milky [words] of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Glatt sind die Milchworte seines Mundes, und Krieg ist sein Herz; geschmeidiger sind seine Worte als Öl, und sie sind gezogene Schwerter.

Dutch Bible 1917

(55:22) Zijn mond is gladder dan boter, maar zijn hart is krijg; zijn woorden zijn zachter dan olie, maar dezelve zijn blote zwaarden.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Hun mond is gladder dan boter, Maar vijandig hun hart; Hun woorden zijn zachter dan olie, Maar steken als dolken.

Italian Diodati Bible

Le lor bocche son più dolci che burro; Ma ne'cuori loro vi è guerra; Le lor parole son più morbide che olio, Ma son tante coltellate.

Geneva Bible 1599

The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gentle then oyle, yet they were swordes.

Noyes Bible

Their speech was softer than butter, But war was in their heart; Their words were smoother than oil, Yet were they drawn swords.

Danish Bible 1931

På Venner lagde han Hånd og brød sin Pagt.

Leeser Tanakh

(55:22) The creamy words of his mouth are smooth, yet there is war [in] his heart; his words are softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

(55-22) Smoother than cream were the speeches of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet were they keen-edged swords.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, old alphabet

Au a me kitentel ja n wi, ap lamelame duen mauin, a lokaia me muterok ja n le, ap rajo n kodlaj ko n, me onopa da n pei.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, new alphabet

Au a me kitentel sang wi, ap lamelame duen mauin, a lokaia me muterok sang le, ap rasong kodlas kong, me onopa dang pei.

King James Version

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

King James Version + Apocrypha

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Miệng nó trơn láng như mỡ sữa, Nhưng trong lòng có sự giặc giã. Các lời nó dịu dàng hơn dầu, Nhưng thật là những thanh gươm trần.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: His words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

Revised West Version

Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa hono ngutu naʻe molemole lahi hake ʻi he pota, ka naʻe ʻi hono loto ʻae tau: naʻe molū lahi ʻene ngaahi lea ʻi he lolo, ka ko e moʻoni ko e ngaahi heletā ia kuo unuhi.

French Ostervald Bible

Les paroles de sa bouche sont plus douces que le beurre, mais la guerre est dans son cœur; ses paroles sont plus onctueuses que l'huile, mais ce sont des épées nues.

Esperanto Bible

Pli glata ol butero estas lia buŝo, Sed milito estas en lia koro; Liaj vortoj estas pli delikataj ol oleo, Sed ili estas nudigitaj glavoj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Il porte la main sur ceux qui étaient en paix avec lui, Il viole son alliance;

German Luther Bible 1912

Ihr Mund ist glätter denn Butter, und sie haben Krieg im Sinn; ihre Worte sind gelinder denn Öl, und sind doch bloße Schwerter.

Majority Standard BIble

His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

Webster Bible

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

His mouth was smoother than butter, but war filled his heart. His words were softer than oil, but sharper than swords.

Open English Bible (US)

His mouth was smoother than butter, but war filled his heart. His words were softer than oil, but sharper than swords.

Revised Version

His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

Italian Riveduta Bible

La sua bocca è più dolce del burro, ma nel cuore ha la guerra; le sue parole son più morbide dell’olio, ma sono spade sguainate.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Sa bouche était douce comme le beurre, mais la guerre était dans son cœur. Ses paroles étaient plus onctueuses que l'huile, pourtant elles étaient des épées dégainées.

Reina Valera 1909

Ablandan más que manteca su boca, pero guerra hay en su corazón: suavizan sus palabras más que el aceite, mas ellas son cuchillos.

Spanish BLL

Sus palabras eran más suaves que la mantequilla, pero en su corazón había guerra. Sus palabras eran más finas que el aceite, pero en realidad eran espadas desenvainadas.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Su boca era más suave que la mantequilla, pero la guerra estaba en su corazón. Sus palabras eran más suaves que el aceite, sin embargo, eran espadas desenvainadas.

Croatian Bible

Podižu ruke na prijatelje, savez svoj oskvrnjuju.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Usta su im meka kao maslo, a na srcu im je rat. Reči su im blaže od ulja, ali su goli mačevi.

German Textbibel

Er legte Hand an die, die in Frieden mit ihm lebten, entweihte seinen Bund.