Psalms 140:9

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As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:16 : 16 He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.
  • Prov 18:7 : 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 In reply all the people said,“Let his blood be on us and on our children!”
  • Esth 5:14 : 14 Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him,“Have a gallows seventy-five feet high built, and in the morning tell the king that Mordecai should be hanged on it. Then go with the king to the banquet contented.” It seemed like a good idea to Haman, so he had the gallows built.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king’s rage then abated.
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,
  • Ps 94:23 : 23 He will pay them back for their sin. He will destroy them because of their evil; the LORD our God will destroy them.
  • Prov 10:6 : 6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 140:10
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    10May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

  • Ps 59:12
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    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

  • Ps 17:9-11
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    78%

    9Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

    10They are calloused; they speak arrogantly.

    11They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

  • Ps 140:8
    78%

    8O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack!(Selah)

  • Ps 31:18
    78%

    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

  • Lam 3:62
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    62My assailants revile and conspire against me all day long.

  • Ps 109:2-3
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    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

    3They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.

  • Ps 140:2-5
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    2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.

    3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)

    4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

    5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

  • Ps 35:8
    77%

    8Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

  • Jer 18:22-23
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    76%

    22Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

    23But you, LORD, know all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their crimes! Do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them! Let them be brought down in defeat before you! Deal with them while you are still angry!

  • Ps 7:16
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    16He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.

  • Ps 40:14
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    14May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • Ps 5:9-10
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    75%

    9For 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.

    10Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.

  • Ps 35:25-26
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    75%

    25Do not let them say to themselves,“Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say,“We have devoured him!”

    26May those who rejoice in my troubles be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!

  • Ps 109:20
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    20May the LORD repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me!

  • Ps 69:22
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    22May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

  • Ps 71:13
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    13May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace!

  • Ps 64:8
    74%

    8Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

  • Prov 24:2
    74%

    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Ps 70:2
    74%

    2May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • Ps 62:4
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    4They 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)

  • Ps 141:3
    74%

    3O LORD, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!

  • Ps 28:3
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    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Ps 35:4
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    4May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • Ps 73:9
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    9They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.

  • Ps 118:11-12
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    74%

    11They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

    12They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

  • Ps 109:29
    74%

    29My accusers will be covered with shame, and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe.

  • Ps 69:24
    74%

    24Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them!

  • Jer 17:18
    74%

    18May those who persecute me be disgraced. Do not let me be disgraced. May they be dismayed. Do not let me be dismayed. Bring days of disaster on them. Bring on them the destruction they deserve.”

  • Ps 141:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.

    10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape.

  • Ps 35:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

    20For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.

  • Ps 83:2
    74%

    2For look, your enemies are making a commotion; those who hate you are hostile.

  • Ps 38:12
    74%

    12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

  • Ps 71:10
    73%

    10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

  • Ps 64:2
    73%

    2Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers.

  • Job 27:7
    73%

    7The Condition of the Wicked“May my enemy be like the wicked, my adversary like the unrighteous.

  • Ps 69:27
    73%

    27Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them!

  • Ps 59:7
    73%

    7Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”