while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me.
For I was kidnapped from my homeland, the land of the Hebrews, and now I’m here in prison, but I did nothing to deserve it.”
Now Ahithophel urged Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men to start out after David tonight.
Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude
I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life.
Silence their lying lips— those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.
You love to destroy others with your words, you liar!
Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed.
The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,
“My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. They only go from bad to worse. They do not know me,” says the Lord.
They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
The lying witnesses said, “This man is always speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses.
