Psalm 140:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

Cross References

Esther 5:14

Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, Let a pillar, fifty cubits high, be made ready for hanging him, and in the morning get the king to give orders for the hanging of Mordecai: then you will be able to go to the feast with the king with a glad heart. And Haman was pleased with the suggestion, and he had the pillar made.

Esther 7:10

So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath became less.

Psalm 64:8

The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.

Psalm 7:16

His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.

Psalm 94:23

And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

Proverbs 12:13

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

Proverbs 18:7

The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

Matthew 27:25

And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.

Deuteronomy 32:27

But for the fear that their haters, uplifted in their pride, might say, Our hand is strong, the Lord has not done all this.