Psalm 140:9

New International Version

Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.

Cross References

Esther 5:14

His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the pole set up.

Esther 7:10

So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.

Psalm 64:8

He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

Psalm 7:16

The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads.

Psalm 94:23

He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the Lord our God will destroy them.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 12:13

Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.

Proverbs 18:7

The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

Matthew 27:25

All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”

Deuteronomy 32:27

but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest the adversary misunderstand and say, ‘Our hand has triumphed; the Lord has not done all this.’ ”