Psalm 5:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

My enemies never tell the truth. They only want to destroy people. Their words come from mouths that are like open graves. They use their lying tongues to deceive others.

Cross References

Romans 3:13

“Their words come from mouths that are like open graves. They use their lying tongues to deceive others.” Psalm 5:9 “Their words are like the poison of snakes.” Psalm 140:3

Psalm 62:4

You want only to destroy me, to bring me down from my important position. It makes you happy to tell lies about me. In public, you say nice things, but in private, you curse me. Selah

Micah 6:12

The rich in that city are still cruel. The people there still tell lies. Yes, they tell their lies.

Proverbs 29:5

If you give false praise to others in order to get what you want, you are only setting a trap for yourself.

Psalm 51:6

You want me to be completely loyal, so put true wisdom deep inside of me.

Luke 11:44

It will be bad for you, because you are like hidden graves. People walk on them without knowing it.”

Psalm 52:2

You are nothing but a hired killer, making plans to hurt people and making up lies!

Jeremiah 17:9

“Nothing can hide its evil as well as the human mind. It can be very sick, and no one really understands it.

Jeremiah 4:14

People of Jerusalem, wash the evil from your hearts. Make your hearts pure so that you can be saved. Don’t continue making evil plans.

Psalm 64:6

No one will discover our crime. We have the perfect plan!” Yes, people can be very tricky and hard to understand.

Psalm 62:9

People cannot really help. You cannot depend on them. Compared to God, they are nothing— no more than a gentle puff of air!

1 Thessalonians 2:5

You know that we never tried to influence you by saying nice things about you. We were not trying to get your money. We had no greed to hide from you. God knows that this is true.

Luke 11:39

The Lord said to him, “The washing you Pharisees do is like cleaning only the outside of a cup or a dish. But what is inside you? You want only to cheat and hurt people.

Ezra 8:21

There near the Ahava River, I announced that we all should fast. We should fast to make ourselves humble before our God. We wanted to ask God for a safe trip for ourselves, our children, and for everything we owned.

Psalm 27:11

I have enemies, Lord, so teach me your ways. Show me the right way to live.

Psalm 69:19

You know the shame I have suffered. You know all my enemies. You saw how they humiliated me.

Isaiah 26:7

Honesty is the path good people follow. They follow the path that is straight and true. And God, you make that way smooth and easy to follow.