Psalms 144:8

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who speak lies, and make false promises.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 12:2 : 2 People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
  • Ps 41:6 : 6 When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me.
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say,‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’
  • Isa 59:5-7 : 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. 6 Their webs cannot be used for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are sinful; they commit violent crimes. 7 They are eager to do evil, quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; they crush and destroy.
  • Matt 5:30 : 30 If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.
  • Rev 13:16-17 : 16 He also caused everyone(small and great, rich and poor, free and slave) to obtain a mark on their right hand or on their forehead. 17 Thus no one was allowed to buy or sell things unless he bore the mark of the beast– that is, his name or his number.
  • Ps 58:3 : 3 The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born.
  • Ps 62:4 : 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)
  • Ps 106:26 : 26 So he made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the wilderness,
  • Ps 109:2-3 : 2 For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me. 3 They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.
  • Gen 14:22 : 22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom,“I raise my hand to the LORD, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow
  • Deut 32:40 : 40 For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say,‘As surely as I live forever,
  • Ps 10:7 : 7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • 11Grab me and rescue me from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises.

  • 10who are always ready to do wrong or offer a bribe.

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    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.

  • Isa 59:3-4
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    3For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.

    4No 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.

  • 7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Ps 12:2-3
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    2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

    3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

  • 7Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners,

  • 19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

  • 2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

  • Jer 9:5-6
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    5One 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.

    6They do one act of violence after another, and one deceitful thing after another. They refuse to pay attention to me,” says the LORD.

  • 4The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.

  • Prov 8:7-8
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    7For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.

    8All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing in them twisted or crooked.

  • 16the LORD’s right hand gives victory, the LORD’s right hand conquers.

  • 3The 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.

  • Ps 120:2-3
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    2I said,“O LORD, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.

    3How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?

  • 20He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say,‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’

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

  • 5Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.

  • 13Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious.

  • 3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

  • 4At whom are you laughing? At whom are you opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue? You are the children of rebels, the offspring of liars,

  • 36But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him.

  • 2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

  • 11Why do you remain inactive? Intervene and destroy him!

  • 6May the praises of God be in their mouths and a two-edged sword in their hands,

  • 17May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself!

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

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

  • 9O God, I will sing a new song to you! Accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, I will sing praises to you,

  • 7hands, but cannot touch, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot even clear their throats.

  • Rom 3:13-14
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    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.”

  • 8Their 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.

  • 8You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you.

  • 2No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.

  • 12On my right the young rabble rise up; they drive me from place to place, and build up siege ramps against me.

  • 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!

  • 8Their land is full of worthless idols; they worship the product of their own hands, what their own fingers have fashioned.

  • 12The city’s wealthy people readily resort to violence; her inhabitants tell lies, their tongues speak deceptive words.

  • 8“‘But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.

  • 31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

  • 5O Lord, at your right hand he strikes down kings in the day he unleashes his anger.

  • 13We 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.

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    6You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people.

  • 14Then I myself will acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.