Psalms 5:9
For not a word they speak can be trusted;
What it says
Nothing in the mouths of his enemies is trustworthy; their inward part is ruin, their throat an open grave, and their tongues smooth with flattery.
What it is doing
This verse exposes evil as both corrupt and verbally seductive.
In context
1For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. 2Attend to the sound of my cry, 3In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; 4For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; 5The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; 6You destroy those who tell lies; 7But I will enter Your house 8Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness 9For not a word they speak can be trusted; 10Declare them guilty, O God; 11But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; 12For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous;