Psalms 35:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

For they speak not peace; but they devise deceitful matters against those who are quiet in the land.

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  • Ps 31:13 : 13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take my life.
  • Ps 36:3-4 : 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good. 4 He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not abhor evil.
  • Ps 38:12 : 12 Those who seek my life lay snares for me, and those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things and imagine deceits all day long.
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Your tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
  • Ps 64:4-6 : 4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter; they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them? 6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search; the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
  • Ps 120:5-7 : 5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! 6 My soul has long dwelt with him who hates peace. 7 I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
  • Ps 140:2-5 : 2 Who devise mischiefs in their hearts; continually they gather together for war. 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. 4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have purposed to overthrow my steps. 5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set traps for me. Selah.
  • Jer 11:19 : 19 But I was like a gentle lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised plots against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.
  • Dan 6:5 : 5 Then these men said, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
  • Matt 12:19 : 19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
  • Matt 12:24 : 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow does not cast out devils, except by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by stealth, and kill him.
  • Acts 23:15 : 15 Now therefore, you with the council suggest to the chief captain that he bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would inquire something more accurately about him; and we, before he comes near, are ready to kill him.
  • Acts 25:3 : 3 requesting a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
  • 1 Pet 2:22-23 : 22 Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth: 23 Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously:

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 12:20
    78%

    20 Deceit is in the heart of those who imagine evil, but to the counselors of peace there is joy.

  • Ps 38:12
    78%

    12 Those who seek my life lay snares for me, and those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things and imagine deceits all day long.

  • Ps 140:2
    78%

    2 Who devise mischiefs in their hearts; continually they gather together for war.

  • Ps 35:19
    78%

    19 Let not my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without cause wink with the eye.

  • Jer 9:8
    78%

    8 Their tongue is like an arrow shot out; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lies in wait.

  • Ps 21:11
    77%

    11 For they intended evil against you: they devised a mischievous scheme, which they are not able to perform.

  • Ps 109:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are 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 120:7
    76%

    7 I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

  • Ps 35:21
    76%

    21 Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it.

  • Ps 41:7
    76%

    7 All who hate me whisper together against me; they devise my harm against me.

  • Ps 55:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20 He has put forth his hands against those at peace with him; he has broken his covenant.

    21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

  • Ps 64:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him and fear not.

    5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter; they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them?

  • Ps 28:3
    75%

    3 Do not draw me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

  • Prov 24:2
    75%

    2 For their hearts plot destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

  • Jer 9:5
    75%

    5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

  • Jer 9:3
    75%

    3 And they bend their tongues like a bow for lies; but they are not valiant for the truth on the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, says the LORD.

  • Ps 139:20
    74%

    20 For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

  • Ps 83:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 For, behold, your enemies make an uproar: and those who hate you have lifted up their head.

    3 They have taken crafty counsel against your people, and consulted against your hidden ones.

  • Ps 62:4
    74%

    4 They only plan to cast him down from his high position; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

  • Ps 35:15
    74%

    15 But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together; yes, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they tore me, and did not cease:

  • Ps 5:9
    74%

    9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is pure wickedness; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

  • Ps 35:25
    73%

    25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, this is what we wanted; let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

  • Ps 140:9
    73%

    9 As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

  • Ps 37:12
    73%

    12 The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth.

  • Prov 4:16
    73%

    16 For they do not sleep unless they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.

  • Ps 35:7
    73%

    7 For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, which they have dug without cause for my soul.

  • Rom 3:17
    73%

    17 'And the way of peace they have not known:'

  • Jer 8:11
    73%

    11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • Ps 71:10
    73%

    10 For my enemies speak against me; and those who lie in wait for my soul take counsel together,

  • Ps 83:5
    73%

    5 For they have conspired together with one accord: they are allied against you:

  • Mic 6:12
    73%

    12 For the rich men there are full of violence, the inhabitants have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

  • Jer 23:17
    73%

    17 They still say to those who despise me, 'The LORD has said, You shall have peace.' And they say to everyone who walks after the imagination of his own heart, 'No evil shall come upon you.'

  • Isa 59:8
    73%

    8 The way of peace they do not know; and there is no justice in their paths: they have made crooked paths for themselves; whoever walks therein shall not know peace.

  • Ps 12:2
    73%

    2 They speak vanity everyone with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

  • Job 15:35
    73%

    35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepares deceit.

  • Ps 73:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly of oppression; they speak loftily.

    9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.

  • Ps 55:3
    72%

    3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

  • Ps 56:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 Every day they twist my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

    6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, waiting for my life.

  • Ps 59:12
    72%

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

  • Ps 59:7
    72%

    7 Behold, they belch out with their mouths; swords are in their lips, for who, they say, hears?

  • Jer 18:22
    72%

    22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have dug a pit to take me, and hidden snares for my feet.

  • Ps 55:10
    72%

    10 Day and night they go about it upon its walls; mischief and sorrow are in the midst of it.

  • Ps 38:19
    72%

    19 But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong; and those who hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

  • Mic 3:5
    72%

    5 Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who make my people err, who bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that puts not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.