Psalm 140:9

Contemporary English Version 1995

They have me surrounded, but make them the victims of their own vicious lies.

Cross References

Psalm 7:16

The trouble they cause comes back on them, and their heads are crushed by their own evil deeds.

Proverbs 18:7

Saying foolish things is like setting a trap to destroy yourself.

Proverbs 12:13

We trap ourselves by telling lies, but we stay out of trouble by living right.

Proverbs 10:11

The words of good people are a source of life, but evil hides behind the words of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:6

Everyone praises good people, but evil hides behind the words of the wicked.

Psalm 94:23

You will pay back my enemies, and you will wipe them out for the evil they did.

Psalm 64:8

They will be destroyed by their own words, and everyone who sees them will tremble with fear.

Esther 7:10

At once, Haman was hanged on the gallows he had built to hang Mordecai, and the king calmed down.

Matthew 27:25

Everyone answered, “We and our own families will take the blame for his death!”

Esther 5:14

Haman's wife and friends said to him, “Have a gallows built about 22 meters high, and tomorrow morning ask the king to hang Mordecai there. Then later, you can have dinner with the king and enjoy yourself.” This seemed like a good idea to Haman, and he had the gallows built.

Deuteronomy 32:27

But I dreaded the sound of your enemies saying, ‘We defeated Israel with no help from the Lord.’ ”