Psalm 5:9

God's Word

Nothing in their mouths is truthful. Destruction comes from their hearts. Their throats are open graves. They flatter with their tongues.

Cross References

Ezra 8:21

Then I announced a fast there at the Ahava River so that we might humble ourselves in the presence of our God to ask him for a safe journey for ourselves, for our little ones, and for all our goods.

Psalm 27:11

Teach me your way, O Lord. Lead me on a level path because I have enemies who spy on me.

Psalm 51:6

Yet, you desire truth and sincerity. Deep down inside me you teach me wisdom.

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue makes up threats. It’s like a sharp razor, you master of deceit.

Psalm 62:4

They plan to force him out of his high position. They are happy to lie. They bless with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse. Selah

Psalm 62:9

Common people are only a whisper in the wind. Important people are only a delusion. When all of them are weighed on a scale, they amount to nothing. They are less than a whisper in the wind.

Psalm 64:6

They search for the perfect crime and say, “We have perfected a foolproof scheme!” Human nature and the human heart are a mystery!

Psalm 69:19

You know that I have been insulted, put to shame, and humiliated. All my opponents are in front of you.

Proverbs 29:5

A person who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for him to step into.

Isaiah 26:7

The path of the righteous is level. O Upright One, you make the road of the righteous smooth.

Jeremiah 17:9

“The human mind is the most deceitful of all things. It is incurable. No one can understand how deceitful it is.

Jeremiah 4:14

Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart so that you may be rescued. Don’t continue making evil plans.

Micah 6:12

The rich people in the city are violent. Those who live in the city speak lies, and their tongues speak deceitfully.

Luke 11:39

The Lord said to him, “You Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes. But inside you are full of greed and evil.

Luke 11:44

How horrible it will be for you! You are like unmarked graves. People walk on them without knowing what they are.”

Romans 3:13

Their throats are open graves. Their tongues practice deception. Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

As you know, we never used flattery or schemes to make money. God is our witness!