Verse 9

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

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.