Psalm 5:9

Holman Christian Standard Bible

For there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues.

Cross References

Ezra 8:21

I proclaimed a fast by the Ahava River, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.

Psalm 27:11

Because of my adversaries, show me Your way, Lord, and lead me on a level path.

Psalm 51:6

Surely You desire integrity in the inner self, and You teach me wisdom deep within.

Psalm 52:2

Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery.

Psalm 62:4

They only plan to bring him down from his high position. They take pleasure in lying; they bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly. Selah

Psalm 62:9

Men are only a vapor; exalted men, an illusion. Weighed in the scales, they go up; together they are less than a vapor.

Psalm 64:6

They devise crimes and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” The inner man and the heart are mysterious.

Psalm 69:19

You know the insults I endure — my shame and disgrace. You are aware of all my adversaries.

Proverbs 29:5

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

Isaiah 26:7

The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the righteous.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is more deceitful than anything else, and incurable — who can understand it?

Jeremiah 4:14

Wash the evil from your heart, Jerusalem, so that you will be delivered. How long will you harbor malicious thoughts within you?

Micah 6:12

For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.

Luke 11:39

But the Lord said to him: “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.

Luke 11:44

“Woe to you! You are like unmarked graves; the people who walk over them don’t know it.”

Romans 3:13

Their throat is an open grave; they deceive with their tongues. Vipers’ venom is under their lips.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy motives — God is our witness —