Psalms 140:9

American Standard Version (1901)

As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:16 : 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
  • Prov 18:7 : 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 And all the people answered and said, His blood [be] on us, and on our children.
  • Esth 5:14 : 14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head.
  • Ps 94:23 : 23 And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own wickedness; Jehovah our God will cut them off.
  • Prov 10:6 : 6 Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 140:10
    81%

    10Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.

  • Ps 59:12
    81%

    12[ For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.

  • Ps 17:9-11
    3 verses
    78%

    9From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.

    10They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly.

    11They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast [us] down to the earth.

  • Ps 140:8
    78%

    8Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, [lest] they exalt themselves. {{Selah

  • Ps 31:18
    78%

    18Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.

  • Lam 3:62
    77%

    62The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.

  • Ps 109:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.

    3They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.

  • Ps 140:2-5
    4 verses
    77%

    2Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war.

    3They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders' poison is under their lips. {{Selah

    4Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.

    5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. {{Selah

  • Ps 35:8
    77%

    8Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

  • Jer 18:22-23
    2 verses
    76%

    22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

    23Yet, Jehovah, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger.

  • Ps 7:16
    76%

    16His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

  • Ps 40:14
    76%

    14Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

  • Ps 5:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

    10Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against thee.

  • Ps 35:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it: Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

    26Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

  • Ps 109:20
    75%

    20This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul.

  • Ps 69:22
    75%

    22Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, [let it become] a trap.

  • Ps 71:13
    75%

    13Let them be put to shame [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

  • Ps 64:8
    74%

    8So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.

  • Ps 70:2
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    2Let them be put to shame and confounded That seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

  • Ps 62:4
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    4They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. {{Selah

  • Ps 141:3
    74%

    3Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

  • Ps 28:3
    74%

    3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.

  • Ps 35:4
    74%

    4Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.

  • Ps 73:9
    74%

    9They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.

  • Ps 118:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.

    12They compassed me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.

  • Ps 109:29
    74%

    29Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

  • Ps 69:24
    74%

    24Pour out thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them.

  • Jer 17:18
    74%

    18Let them be put to shame that persecute me, but let not me be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

  • Ps 141:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, And from the gins of the workers of iniquity.

    10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, Whilst that I withal escape.

  • Ps 35:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

    20For they speak not peace; But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

  • Ps 83:2
    74%

    2For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

  • Ps 38:12
    74%

    12They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me] ; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long.

  • Ps 71:10
    73%

    10For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

  • Ps 64:2
    73%

    2Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

  • Job 27:7
    73%

    7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

  • Ps 69:27
    73%

    27Add iniquity unto their iniquity; And let them not come into thy righteousness.

  • Ps 59:7
    73%

    7Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, [say they], doth hear?