Psalms 109:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.”
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“For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me--A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 109:2 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 40:15For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”
- 2 Samuel 15:3Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
- 2 Samuel 17:1Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
- Psalms 31:13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
- Psalms 31:18May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
- Psalms 52:4You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
- Psalms 64:3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
- Psalms 120:2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
- Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
- Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
- Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
- Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
- Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 9:5Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
- Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
- Acts 6:13where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
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