Psalms 109:2 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֤י	ki	for	H3588 →
פִ֪י	fi	[the] mouth of	H6310 →
רָשָׁ֡ע	ra.Sha'	[the] wicked	H7563 →
וּֽפִי־	u.fi-	and a mouth of	H6310 →
מִ֭רְמָה	Mir.mah	deceit	H4820 →
עָלַ֣י	'a.Lai	on me	H5921 →
פָּתָ֑חוּ	pa.Ta.chu	they have opened	H6605 →
דִּבְּר֥וּ	di.be.Ru	they have spoken	H1696 →
אִ֝תִּ֗י	'i.Ti	with me	H854 →
לְשׁ֣וֹן	le.Shon	a tongue of	H3956 →
שָֽׁקֶר׃	Sha.ker	falsehood	H8267 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 6:17
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
leads to
- Psalms 120:2–3
  Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
- Proverbs 12:22
  Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
- Isaiah 1:15
  When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
- Psalms 101:5
  Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
- Psalms 5:6
  You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Through
Psalms 52:4
You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
leads to
- Psalms 120:3
  What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
- James 3:6–9
  The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on…
Through
Psalms 31:13
For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
leads to
- Jeremiah 20:10
  For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Psalms 52:4You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,Psalms 120:2–3Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.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.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.Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.Acts 6:13where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.Psalms 31:18May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.2 Samuel 17:1Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.Psalms 64:3–4who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.2 Samuel 15:3–8Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”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.Matthew 26:59–62Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah Lamentations 2:16All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”Matthew 27:39And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

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