Psalms 73:9

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

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  • Rev 13:6 : 6 So the beast opened his mouth to blaspheme against God– to blaspheme both his name and his dwelling place, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
  • Exod 5:2 : 2 But Pharaoh said,“Who is the LORD that I should obey him by releasing Israel? I do not know the LORD, and I will not release Israel!”
  • 2 Chr 32:15 : 15 Now don’t let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like this. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people from my power or the power of my predecessors. So how can your gods rescue you from my power?’”
  • Job 21:14 : 14 So they say to God,‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways.
  • Ps 52:4 : 4 You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.
  • Dan 3:15 : 15 Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don’t pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?”
  • Dan 7:25 : 25 He will speak words against the Most High. He will harass the holy ones of the Most High continually. His intention will be to change times established by law. They will be delivered into his hand For a time, times, and half a time.
  • Luke 18:4 : 4 For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself,‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people,
  • Jas 3:6 : 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.

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  • Rom 3:13-15
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    13“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”

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

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  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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    10Therefore they have more than enough food to eat, and even suck up the water of the sea.

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

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

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    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

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    3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

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

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

  • Ps 94:4
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    4They spew out threats and speak defiantly; all the evildoers boast.

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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.

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    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,

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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 2:2
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    2The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king.

  • Jer 9:5
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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.

  • Ps 12:2-4
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    2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

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    17and ears, but cannot hear. Indeed, they cannot breathe.

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

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    10People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.

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    13when you turn your rage against God and allow such words to escape from your mouth?

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    20They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

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    18Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.

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    10Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.

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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.

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

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