Psalm 10:7 (WEB)
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
Fathers and councils · 6
Augustine of Hippo
““Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness and deceit” (ver. 7).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment““Their throat is an open sepulchre.”” — editor's note: [Here the author quotes the African Psalter, no doubt, from which the three verses have passed into the Vulgate. They are in the Septuagint, from which St.…
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John Chrysostom
“And this David declared when he said, “He shall drink of the brook in the way” ( Ps. cx. 7 ): by this showing His frugal way of life.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And they imitate their own Lord, at whom the Scripture marvelling saith, “He shall drink of the brook in the way, therefore shall He lift up the head.”” — editor's note: Ps. cx. 7.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…most fluently, whether explicitly, or by covert allusion; who rolls beneath his tongue mischief and iniquity, or to speak more accurately, the poison of asps.” — editor's note: Ib. x. 7; cxl. 3.
Read the whole comment“…be made to hear of joy and gladness, spoken into godly ears, that we may not be a sharp sword, nor a whetted razor, nor turn under our tongue labour and toil, but that we may speak the Wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden Wisdom, reverencing the fiery tongues.” — editor's note: Ib. x. 7.
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Cross-references · 2
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Romans 3:14 takes up the words of Psalm 10:7 (5 words in common).
