Psalms 59:12

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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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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:13 : 13 The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.
  • Prov 18:7 : 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
  • Hos 4:2 : 2 There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed.
  • Matt 12:36-37 : 36 I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
  • Ps 10:7 : 7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.
  • Ps 120:3-4 : 3 How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker? 4 Here’s how! With the sharp arrows of warriors, with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.
  • Ps 140:9-9 : 9 As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them! 10 May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.
  • Prov 6:2 : 2 if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,
  • Prov 11:6 : 6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.
  • Ps 64:7-8 : 7 But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow. 8 Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,
  • Ps 79:12 : 12 Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!
  • Ps 109:17-18 : 17 He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings. 18 He made cursing a way of life, so curses poured into his stomach like water and seeped into his bones like oil.
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 In reply all the people said,“Let his blood be on us and on our children!”
  • Matt 27:63 : 63 and said,“Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said,‘After three days I will rise again.’
  • Luke 23:5 : 5 But they persisted in saying,“He incites the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!”
  • Zeph 3:11 : 11 In that day you will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.

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  • Ps 140:9-10
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    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

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

  • Ps 59:13
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    13Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish! Let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth!(Selah)

  • Ps 73:8-9
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    8They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

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

  • Ps 5:9-10
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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.

    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 59:7
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    7Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”

  • Ps 31:18
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    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

  • 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.”

  • Ps 59:11
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    11Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!

  • Ps 12:2-4
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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!

    4They say,“We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?”

  • 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 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Ps 140:3
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    3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)

  • Ps 64:8
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    8Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

  • Ps 17:10-11
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    10They are calloused; they speak arrogantly.

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

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

  • Jer 9:3
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    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.

  • Isa 59:13
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    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.

  • Isa 59:3
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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.

  • Job 15:5
    75%

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

  • Jer 18:23
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    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 69:24
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    24Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them!

  • Ps 139:20
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    20They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

  • Ps 58:6
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    6O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O LORD!

  • Ps 50:19
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    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Ps 64:3
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    3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

  • Ps 149:6
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    6May the praises of God be in their mouths and a two-edged sword in their hands,

  • Ps 63:11
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    11But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.

  • Ps 35:25
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    25Do not let them say to themselves,“Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say,“We have devoured him!”

  • Lam 3:65
    73%

    65Give them a distraught heart; may your curse be on them!

  • Ps 69:22
    73%

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

  • Isa 57:4
    73%

    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,

  • Ps 59:3
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    3For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

  • Ps 69:27
    73%

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

  • Isa 3:9
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    9The look on their faces testifies to their guilt; like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin. Woe to them! For they bring disaster on themselves.

  • Ps 109:15
    73%

    15May the LORD be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!

  • Hos 4:8
    73%

    8They feed on the sin offerings of my people; their appetites long for their iniquity!

  • Mic 6:12
    73%

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

  • Ps 35:8
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    8Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

  • Ps 55:15
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    15May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

  • Ps 120:3
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    3How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?

  • Jer 9:8
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    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.

  • Ps 10:2
    73%

    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.