Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleTheir tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him. Young's Literal Translation A slaughtering arrow [is] their tongue, Deceit it hath spoken in its mouth, Peace with its neighbour it speaketh, And in its heart it layeth its ambush, King James Bible Their tongue [is as] an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: [one] speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait. Hebrew Their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֖ם (lə·šō·w·nām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3956: The tongue are deadly שָׁח֛וּט (šā·ḥūṭ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 7819: To slaughter, beat arrows; חֵ֥ץ (ḥêṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2671: A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear they speak דִבֵּ֑ר (ḏib·bêr) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue deception. מִרְמָ֣ה (mir·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4820: Deceit, treachery With his mouth בְּפִ֗יו (bə·p̄îw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to a man speaks יְדַבֵּ֔ר (yə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue peace שָׁל֤וֹם (šā·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace to אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among his neighbor, רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ (rê·‘ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow but in his heart וּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹ (ū·ḇə·qir·bōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center he sets יָשִׂ֥ים (yā·śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set a trap for him. אָרְבּֽוֹ׃ (’ā·rə·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 696: An ambuscade |