Psalms 140:3
Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)
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- Ps 58:4 : 4 Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,
- Ps 57:4 : 4 I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
- Gen 3:13 : 13 So the LORD God said to the woman,“What is this you have done?” And the woman replied,“The serpent tricked me, and I ate.”
- Ps 52:2-3 : 2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver. 3 You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth.(Selah)
- Ps 59:7 : 7 Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”
- Ps 64:3-4 : 3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge, 4 in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.
- Prov 12:18 : 18 Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.
- Prov 23:32 : 32 Afterward it bites like a snake, and stings like a viper.
- Isa 59:3-5 : 3 For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words. 4 No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin. 5 They hatch the eggs of a poisonous snake and spin a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, a poisonous snake is hatched.
- Isa 59:13 : 13 We have rebelled and tried to deceive the LORD; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds.
- Jer 9:3 : 3 The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
- Jer 9:5 : 5 One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.
- Matt 12:34 : 34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
- Rom 3:13-14 : 13 “Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.” 14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
- 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his treachery, your minds may be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
- Jas 3:6-8 : 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind. 8 But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood,
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3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,
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4 Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,
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2 who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.
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9 For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.
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9 As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!
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2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
3 You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth.(Selah)
4 You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.
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12 They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!
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8 Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.
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7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.
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9 They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.
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4 They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)
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7 Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”
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33 Their wine is snakes’ poison, the deadly venom of cobras.
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16 He sucks the poison of serpents; the fangs of a viper kill him.
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2 For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.
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2 for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.
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4 O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.
5 Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)
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3 How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?
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3 The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
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7 But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.
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8 But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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2 People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!
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3 They carefully plot against your people, and make plans to harm the ones you cherish.
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32 Afterward it bites like a snake, and stings like a viper.
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62 My assailants revile and conspire against me all day long.
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11 Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.
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4 I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
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13 Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!
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18 May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!
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10 They are calloused; they speak arrogantly.
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13 They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.
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12 Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.
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6 They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)
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10 People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.
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22 May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!
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20 For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.
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5 One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.
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21 His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.
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11 If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.
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14 Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.