Verse 5

My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 32:3 : 3 When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.
• Ps 38:7 : 7 For my body is full of burning; all my flesh is unhealthy.
• Ps 69:5 : 5 O God, you see how foolish I am; and my wrongdoing is clear to you.
• Isa 1:5-6 : 5 Why will you have more and more punishment? why keep on in your evil ways? Every head is tired and every heart is feeble. 6 The body, from head to foot, is all diseased; it is a mass of open wounds, marks of blows, and broken flesh: the flow of blood has not been stopped, and no oil has been put on the wounds.
• Jer 8:22 : 22 Is there no life-giving oil in Gilead? is there no expert in medical arts? why then have my people not been made well?