Psalms 31:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

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  • Ps 94:4 : 4 Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.
  • Jude 1:15 : 15 To be the judge of all, and to give a decision against all those whose lives are unpleasing to him, because of the evil acts which they have done, and because of all the hard things which sinners without fear of God have said against him.
  • 1 Sam 2:3 : 3 Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.
  • 2 Chr 32:16 : 16 And his servants said even more against the Lord God and against his servant Hezekiah.
  • Ps 12:3 : 3 The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.
  • Ps 59:12 : 12 Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,
  • Ps 63:11 : 11 But the king will have joy in God; everyone who takes an oath by him will have cause for pride; but the false mouth will be stopped.
  • Ps 64:3-4 : 3 Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words; 4 So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But those who are full of fear and without faith, the unclean and takers of life, those who do the sins of the flesh, and those who make use of evil powers or who give worship to images, and all those who are false, will have their part in the sea of ever-burning fire which is the second death.
  • Rev 22:15 : 15 Outside are the dogs, and those who make use of evil powers, those who make themselves unclean, and the takers of life, and those who give worship to images, and everyone whose delight is in what is false.
  • Ps 120:2 : 2 O Lord, be the saviour of my soul from false lips, and from the tongue of deceit.
  • Ps 123:3-4 : 3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us. 4 For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.
  • Ps 140:9-9 : 9 As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips. 10 Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again. 11 Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.
  • Prov 12:19 : 19 True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.
  • Isa 37:22-24 : 22 This is the word which the Lord has said about him: In the eyes of the virgin daughter of Zion you are shamed and laughed at; the daughter of Jerusalem has made sport of you. 23 Against whom have you said evil and bitter things? and against whom has your voice been loud and your eyes lifted up? even against the Holy One of Israel. 24 You have sent your servants with evil words against the Lord, and have said, With all my war-carriages I have come up to the top of the mountains, to the inmost parts of Lebanon; and its tall cedars will be cut down, and the best trees of its woods: I will come up into his highest places, into his thick woods.
  • Isa 54:17 : 17 No instrument of war which is formed against you will be of any use; and every tongue which says evil against you will be judged false. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness comes from me, says the Lord.
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!
  • Matt 12:24 : 24 But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.
  • John 8:44 : 44 You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.
  • John 8:48 : 48 The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?
  • Acts 25:7 : 7 And when he came, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem came round him, and made all sorts of serious statements against him, which were not supported by the facts.

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    2 Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

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    12 Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

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    9 As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

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    31 The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

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    22 False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.

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    11 But the king will have joy in God; everyone who takes an oath by him will have cause for pride; but the false mouth will be stopped.

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    7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

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    24 Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

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    3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

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    3 O Lord, keep a watch over my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

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    2 O Lord, be the saviour of my soul from false lips, and from the tongue of deceit.

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