Psalm 59:7

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Behold, they belch out [insults] with their mouths; swords [of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies] are in their lips, for who, they think, hears us?

Cross References

Psalm 10:11

[The foe] thinks in his heart, God has quite forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see [my deed].

Psalm 10:13

Why does the wicked [man] condemn (spurn and renounce) God? Why has he thought in his heart, You will not call to account?

Psalm 55:21

The words of his mouth were smoother than cream or butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

Psalm 57:4

My life is among lions; I must lie among those who are aflame–the sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, their tongues sharp swords.

Psalm 73:11

And they say, How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?

Psalm 94:4

They pour out arrogant words, speaking hard things; all the evildoers boast loftily. [Jude 14, 15.]

Proverbs 12:18

There are those who speak rashly, like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise utters knowledge rightly, but the mouth of the [self-confident] fool pours out folly.

Proverbs 15:28

The mind of the [uncompromisingly] righteous studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. [I Pet. 3:15.]

Jeremiah 33:24

Have you not noticed that these people [the Jews] are saying, The Lord has cast off the two families [Israel and Judah] which He chose? Thus My people have despised [themselves in relation to God as His covenant people], so that they are no more a nation in their [own] sight.

Lamentations 3:62

The lips and thoughts of my assailants are against me all day long.

Matthew 12:34

You offspring of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil (wicked)? For out of the fullness (the overflow, the superabundance) of the heart the mouth speaks.