Psalm 140:9

Revised Standard Version

Those who surround me lift up their head, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

Cross References

Esther 5:14

Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows fifty cubits high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hanged upon it; then go merrily with the king to the dinner.” This counsel pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made.

Esther 7:10

And the king said, “Hang him on that.” So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the anger of the king abated.

Psalm 64:8

Because of their tongue he will bring them to ruin; all who see them will wag their heads.

Psalm 7:16

His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own pate his violence descends.

Psalm 94:23

He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.

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 are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 12:13

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 18:7

A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself.

Matthew 27:25

And all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

Deuteronomy 32:27

had I not feared provocation by the enemy, lest their adversaries should judge amiss, lest they should say, “Our hand is triumphant, the Lord has not wrought all this.” ’