Psalms 140:9

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Do not grant the desires of the wicked, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:16 : 16 They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.
  • Prov 18:7 : 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 By the sin of their lips, the wicked are trapped, but the righteous escape trouble.
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 And all the people answered, 'His blood be on us and on our children!'
  • Esth 5:14 : 14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, "Have a gallows constructed, seventy-five feet high, and in the morning suggest to the king that Mordecai be hanged on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself." This suggestion pleased Haman, and he had the gallows built.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 But God will shoot them with an arrow; suddenly, they will be struck down.
  • Ps 94:23 : 23 He will repay them for their iniquity and destroy them for their evil; the LORD our God will annihilate them.
  • Prov 10:6 : 6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 140:10
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    10 May the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.

  • Ps 59:12
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    12 Do not kill them, Lord, or my people will forget. Scatter them by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

  • Ps 17:9-11
    3 verses
    78%

    9 Protect me from the wicked who attack me, from my life’s enemies who surround me.

    10 They close up their hearts to compassion; they speak with arrogance.

    11 They track my every step; they surround me and set their eyes to bring me down to the ground.

  • Ps 140:8
    78%

    8 O LORD, my Master, the strength of my salvation, you have shielded my head on the day of battle.

  • Ps 31:18
    78%

    18 O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.

  • Lam 3:62
    77%

    62 The lips of my adversaries and their murmuring are against me all day long.

  • Ps 109:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

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

    3 They surrounded me with words of hatred and fought against me without cause.

  • Ps 140:2-5
    4 verses
    77%

    2 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil people; protect me from men of violence.

    3 They devise wicked schemes in their hearts and stir up conflicts all day long.

    4 They sharpen their tongues like serpents; the venom of vipers is under their lips. Selah.

    5 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.

  • Ps 35:8
    77%

    8 May destruction come upon them unawares. May the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into their own trap.

  • Jer 18:22-23
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    76%

    22 Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring a raiding party upon them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and hidden snares for my feet.

    23 But You, Lord, know all their plans to kill me. Do not forgive their wrongdoing, do not blot out their sin from Your sight. Let them collapse before You; deal with them in the time of Your anger.

  • Ps 7:16
    76%

    16 They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.

  • Ps 40:14
    76%

    14 Be pleased, LORD, to deliver me; hurry, LORD, to help me.

  • Ps 5:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9 LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before me.

    10 For there is no truth in their mouths; their hearts are filled with destruction. Their throats are open graves; they flatter with their tongues.

  • Ps 35:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25 Do not let them say in their hearts, 'Aha, just what we wanted!' Do not let them say, 'We have swallowed him up!'

    26 Let those who rejoice at my distress be ashamed and disgraced together; let those who exalt themselves over me wear shame and dishonor.

  • Ps 109:20
    75%

    20 Let this be the Lord's reward to my adversaries and to those who speak evil against me.

  • Ps 69:22
    75%

    22 They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.

  • Ps 71:13
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    13 May my accusers perish in shame; may they be covered with scorn and disgrace who seek to harm me.

  • Ps 64:8
    74%

    8 But God will shoot them with an arrow; suddenly, they will be struck down.

  • Prov 24:2
    74%

    2 For their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk of trouble.

  • Ps 70:2
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    2 God, deliver me! LORD, hurry to help me!

  • Ps 62:4
    74%

    4 How long will you assault a man? Would you all throw him down—like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

  • Ps 141:3
    74%

    3 Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.

  • Ps 28:3
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    3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak peace to their neighbors but harbor evil in their hearts.

  • Ps 35:4
    74%

    4 Let those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; let those who devise harm against me retreat and be humiliated.

  • Ps 73:9
    74%

    9 They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut through the earth.

  • Ps 118:11-12
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    11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; in the name of the Lord, I cut them off.

    12 They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the Lord, I cut them off.

  • Ps 109:29
    74%

    29 Let my accusers be clothed with shame and wrapped in their disgrace as in a cloak.

  • Ps 69:24
    74%

    24 Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their bodies always shake and tremble.

  • Jer 17:18
    74%

    18 May my persecutors be put to shame, but may I not be put to shame. May they be dismayed, but may I not be dismayed. Bring upon them the day of disaster; destroy them with double destruction.

  • Ps 141:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9 Keep me from the trap they have set for me and from the snares of those who do evil.

    10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.

  • Ps 35:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.

    20 For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

  • Ps 83:2
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    2 O God, do not remain silent; do not be still or quiet, O Mighty One.

  • Ps 38:12
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    12 My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.

  • Ps 71:10
    73%

    10 For my enemies have spoken against me; those who watch my life conspire together.

  • Ps 64:2
    73%

    2 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; protect my life from the fear of the enemy.

  • Job 27:7
    73%

    7 May my enemy be like the wicked and my adversary like the unrighteous!

  • Ps 69:27
    73%

    27 For they persecute those you have struck, and they recount the pain of those you have wounded.

  • Ps 59:7
    73%

    7 They return in the evening, snarling like dogs as they prowl the city.