Psalms 41:6

When someone comes to visit, ¹  he pretends to be friendly; ²  he thinks of ways to defame me, ³  and when he leaves he slanders me. ⁴ 

biblegateway Psa 41:6

Whenever one comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it abroad.

biblegateway Psa 41:6

And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it.

biblegateway Psa 41:6

They visit me as if they are my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.

biblegateway Psa 41:6

If someone comes to see me, he mouths empty platitudes, All the while gathering gossip about me to entertain the street-corner crowd.

SABDAweb Psa 41:6

If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.

bibleoremus Psa 41:6

And when they come to see me, they utter empty words, while their hearts gather mischief; when they go out, they tell it abroad.

biblegateway Psa 41:6

And if he comes to see me , he speaks lies; His heart gathers iniquity to itself; When he goes out, he tells it .

biblegateway Psa 41:6

When someone comes to visit, ¹  he pretends to be friendly; ²  he thinks of ways to defame me, ³  and when he leaves he slanders me. ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “to see.”

² tn Heb “he speaks deceitfully.”

³ tn Heb “his heart gathers sin to itself.”

⁴ tn Heb “he goes outside and speaks.”