If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood.
His heart gathers iniquity to itself.
When he goes abroad, he tells it.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Psalms 41:6 in context
Psalms 41:3–9
3
The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed,
and restore him from his bed of illness.
4
I said, “LORD, have mercy on me!
Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5
My enemies speak evil against me:
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
6
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If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood.
His heart gathers iniquity to itself.
When he goes abroad, he tells it.
7
All who hate me whisper together against me.
They imagine the worst for me.
8
“An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him.
Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”
9
Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted,
who ate bread with me,
has lifted up his heel against me.
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