Psalm 50:20 “You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.”

Psalm 50:20

You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.

World English Bible

You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother’s son.

American Standard Version

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou sittest, and speakest against thy brother, and slanderest thy mothers sonne.

Darby Translation

Thou sittest [and] speakest against thy brother, thou revilest thine own mother's son:

Young's Literal Translation

Thou sittest, against thy brother thou speakest, Against a son of thy mother givest slander.

Bible in Basic English

You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.

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Cross references

“speakest”

Psalm 31:18 Matthew 5:11 Luke 22:65

Psalm 31:18 · BSB

May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

Matthew 5:11 · BSB

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Luke 22:65 · BSB

And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.

“slanderest”

Leviticus 19:16 Proverbs 10:18 Revelation 12:10 1 Timothy 3:11 Titus 2:3

Leviticus 19:16 · BSB

You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

Proverbs 10:18 · BSB

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Revelation 12:10 · BSB

And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them…

1 Timothy 3:11 · BSB

In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

Titus 2:3 · BSB

Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

“thine own”

Matthew 10:21

Matthew 10:21 · BSB

Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.

21You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.

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