Psalm 55:21

New International Version

²¹His talk is smooth as butter,^(A)
yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,^(B)
yet they are drawn swords.^(C)

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Psalm 55:21

New King James Version

²¹^(A)The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But war was in his heart;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.

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Psalm 55:21

English Standard Version

²¹His ^(A)speech was ^(B)smooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were ^(C)drawn swords.

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