Psalms 64:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:7 : 7 The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.
  • Ps 140:9 : 9 As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.
  • Jer 18:16 : 16 Making their land a thing of wonder, causing sounds of surprise for ever; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, shaking his head.
  • Jer 48:27 : 27 For did you not make sport of Israel? was he taken among thieves? for whenever you were talking about him, you were shaking your head over him.
  • Nah 3:7 : 7 And it will come about that all who see you will go in flight from you and say, Nineveh is made waste: who will be weeping for her? where am I to get comforters for her?
  • Matt 21:41 : 41 They say to him, He will put those cruel men to a cruel death, and will let out the vine-garden to other workmen, who will give him the fruit when it is ready.
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;
  • Ps 22:7 : 7 I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say,
  • Ps 31:11 : 11 Because of all those who are against me, I have become a word of shame to my neighbours; a cause of shaking the head and a fear to my friends: those who saw me in the street went in flight from me.
  • Ps 52:6 : 6 The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:
  • 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,
  • Num 16:34 : 34 And all Israel round about them went in flight at their cry, For fear, said they, that we go down into the heart of the earth.
  • 1 Sam 31:3-7 : 3 And the fight was going badly for Saul, and the archers came across him, and he was wounded by the archers. 4 Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take out your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, and falling on it, put an end to himself. 5 And when his servant saw that Saul was dead, he did the same, and was united with him in death. 6 So death overtook Saul and his three sons and his servant on the same day. 7 And when the men of Israel across the valley and on the other side of Jordan saw that the army of Israel was in flight and that Saul and his sons were dead, they came out of their towns and went in flight; and the Philistines came and took them for themselves.
  • Job 15:6 : 6 It is by your mouth, even yours, that you are judged to be in the wrong, and not by me; and your lips give witness against you.
  • Ps 9:3 : 3 When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you.
  • Rev 18:4 : 4 And another voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Come out of her, my people, so that you may have no part in her sins and in her punishments.
  • Rev 18:10 : 10 Watching from far away, for fear of her punishment, saying, Sorrow, sorrow for Babylon, the great town, the strong town! for in one hour you have been judged.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 7 But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

  • Ps 64:3-5
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    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.

    5 They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,

  • 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,

  • 9 And in fear men make public the works of God; and giving thought to his acts they get wisdom.

  • Ps 140:9-10
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    74%

    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.

  • Ps 69:22-24
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    22 Let their table before them be for their destruction; let their feasts become a net to take them.

    23 Let their eyes be blind so that they may not see; let their bodies for ever be shaking.

    24 Let your curse come on them; let the heat of your wrath overtake them.

  • 10 They will be cut off by the sword; they will be food for foxes.

  • 10 Send them to destruction, O Lord; let their evil designs be the cause of their fall; let them be forced out by all their sins; because they have gone against your authority.

  • 16 The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.

  • 7 Let them be turned to liquid like the ever-flowing waters; let them be cut off like the grass by the way.

  • 8 Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.

  • 8 His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.

  • 9 Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.

  • 16 Making their land a thing of wonder, causing sounds of surprise for ever; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, shaking his head.

  • Ps 21:11-12
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    73%

    11 For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

    12 Their backs will be turned when you make ready the cords of your bow against their faces.

  • Lev 26:37-38
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    73%

    37 Falling on one another, as before the sword, when no one comes after them; you will give way before your haters.

    38 And death will overtake you among strange nations, and the land of your haters will be your destruction.

  • 7 See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?

  • 15 But their swords will be turned into their hearts, and their bows will be broken.

  • Isa 3:8-9
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    8 For Jerusalem has become feeble, and destruction has come on Judah, because their words and their acts are against the Lord, moving the eyes of his glory to wrath.

    9 Their respect for a man's position is a witness against them; and their sin is open to the view of all; like that of Sodom, it is not covered. A curse on their soul! for the measure of their sin is full.

  • 3 Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)

  • 15 And numbers of them, falling on the stone, will be broken, and will be taken in the net.

  • Isa 13:14-15
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    72%

    14 And it will be that, like a roe in flight, and like wandering sheep, they will go every man to his people and to his land.

    15 Everyone who is overtaken will have a spear put through him, and everyone who goes in flight will be put to the sword.

  • 40 And they will get together a meeting against you, stoning you with stones and wounding you with their swords.

  • 23 And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.

  • 17 And my face will be turned from you, and you will be broken before those who are against you, and your haters will become your rulers, and you will go in flight when no man comes after you.

  • 17 Let them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;

  • 38 I will give them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.

  • 11 They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;

  • Rom 11:9-10
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    9 And David says, Let their table be made a net for taking them, and a stone in their way, and a punishment:

    10 Let their eyes be made dark so that they may not see, and let their back be bent down at all times.

  • 12 And this will be the disease which the Lord will send on all the peoples which have been warring against Jerusalem: their flesh will be wasted away while they are on their feet, their eyes will be wasted in their heads and their tongues in their mouths.

  • 15 The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.

  • 45 They will be wasting away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.

  • 18 You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.

  • 3 How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?

  • 22 Your haters will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the sinner will not be seen again.

  • 14 Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.

  • 11 He is overcome by fears on every side, they go after him at every step.

  • 46 They will be wasted away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.

  • 10 And I will make a number of peoples overcome with wonder at you, and their kings will be full of fear because of you, when my sword is waved before them: they will be shaking every minute, every man fearing for his life, in the day of your fall.

  • 5 Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have been trained to say false words; they are twisted, hating to come back.