Psalms 62:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah”
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“They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. [Selah”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Only--from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 62:4 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
- Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
- Psalms 51:6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
- Psalms 52:3You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
- Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
- Psalms 119:163I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
- Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
- Proverbs 13:5The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
- Isaiah 30:13this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly— in an instant!
- Hosea 7:3They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.
- Matthew 2:3When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
- Matthew 2:16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
- Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
- Matthew 22:23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
- Matthew 22:34And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
- Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
- Luke 11:39“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
- Luke 20:20So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
- John 8:44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
- John 11:47Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
- Acts 4:16“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
- Acts 4:25You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
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