Psalm 62:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 55:21

His words about peace are as smooth as butter, but he has only war on his mind. His words are as slick as oil, but they cut like a knife.

Psalm 28:3

Don’t treat me like the evil people who do wicked things. They greet their neighbors like friends, but secretly plan to hurt them.

Psalm 5:9

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.

Romans 7:22

In my mind I am happy with God’s law.

Revelation 22:15

Outside the city are all those who live like dogs—those who do evil magic, those who sin sexually, those who murder, those who worship idols, and those who love to lie and pretend to be good.

Romans 1:32

They know God’s law says that anyone who lives like that should die. But they not only continue to do these things themselves, but they also encourage others who do them.

Psalm 52:3

You love evil more than goodness. You love lies more than truth. Selah

John 8:44

Your father is the devil. You belong to him. You want to do what he wants. He was a murderer from the beginning. He was always against the truth. There is no truth in him. He is like the lies he tells. Yes, the devil is a liar. He is the father of lies.

Luke 20:20

So the Jewish leaders waited for the right time to get Jesus. They sent some men to him, who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to find something wrong with what Jesus said. (If they found something wrong, then they could hand him over to the governor, who had the authority to arrest him.)

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.

Matthew 27:1

Early the next morning, all the leading priests and older leaders of the people met and decided to kill Jesus.

Matthew 22:23

That same day some Sadducees came to Jesus. (Sadducees believe that no one will rise from death.) The Sadducees asked Jesus a question.

Matthew 22:15

Then the Pharisees left the place where Jesus was teaching. They made plans to catch him saying something wrong.

Matthew 2:16

Herod saw that the wise men had fooled him, and he was very angry. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and the whole area around Bethlehem. Herod had learned from the wise men the time the baby was born. It was now two years from that time. So he said to kill all the boys who were two years old and younger.

Hosea 7:3

Their evil makes their king happy. Their false gods please their leaders.

Proverbs 13:5

Good people hate lies, but the wicked do evil, shameful things.

Proverbs 6:17

eyes that show pride, tongues that tell lies, hands that kill innocent people,

Psalm 119:163

I hate lies; they make me sick! But I love your teachings.

Psalm 51:6

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

Isaiah 30:13

You are guilty of these things. So you are like a tall wall with cracks in it. That wall will fall and break into small pieces.