Psalm 140:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Esther 5:14

Haman's wife and friends said to him, “Have a tower built about twenty-two metres 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 tower built.

Esther 7:10

Straight away, Haman was hanged on the tower he had built to hang Mordecai, and the king calmed down.

Psalm 64:8

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

Psalm 7:16

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

Psalm 94:23

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

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.

Proverbs 12:13

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

Proverbs 18:7

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

Matthew 27:25

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

Deuteronomy 32:27

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