Psalm 5:9

New International Version

Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.

Cross References

Ezra 8:21

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

Psalm 27:11

Teach me your way, Lord; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.

Psalm 51:6

Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.

Psalm 52:2

You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.

Psalm 62:4

Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.

Psalm 62:9

Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.

Psalm 64:6

They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

Psalm 69:19

You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you.

Proverbs 29:5

Those who flatter their neighbors are spreading nets for their feet.

Isaiah 26:7

The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Jeremiah 4:14

Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?

Micah 6:12

Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.

Luke 11:39

Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Luke 11:44

“Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which people walk over without knowing it.”

Romans 3:13

“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is on their lips.”

1 Thessalonians 2:5

You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed—God is our witness.