Psalm 59:7

New International Reader's Version

Listen to what pours out of their mouths. The words from their lips are like swords. They think, “Who can hear us?”

Cross References

Psalm 10:11

Sinful people say to themselves, “God will never notice. He covers his face. He never sees us.”

Psalm 10:13

Why do sinful people attack you with their words? Why do they say to themselves, “He won’t hold us accountable”?

Psalm 55:21

His talk is as smooth as butter. But he has war in his heart. His words flow like olive oil. But they are like swords ready for battle.

Psalm 57:4

Men who are like lions are all around me. I am forced to lie down among people who are like hungry animals. Their teeth are like spears and arrows. Their tongues are like sharp swords.

Psalm 73:11

They say, “How would God know what we’re doing? Does the Most High God know anything?”

Psalm 94:4

Proud words pour out of their mouths. All those who do evil are always bragging.

Proverbs 12:18

The words of thoughtless people cut like swords. But the tongue of wise people brings healing.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongues of wise people use knowledge well. But the mouths of foolish people pour out foolish words.

Proverbs 15:28

The hearts of those who do right think about how they will answer. But the mouths of those who do wrong pour out evil.

Jeremiah 33:24

“Haven’t you noticed what these people are saying? They say, ‘The Lord once chose the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah. But now he has turned his back on them.’ So they hate my people. They do not think of them as a nation anymore.

Lamentations 3:62

You have heard my enemies whispering among themselves. They speak against me all day long.

Matthew 12:34

You nest of poisonous snakes! How can you who are evil say anything good? Your mouths say everything that is in your hearts.