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Psalms 31:18

May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

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ASV

Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.

KJV

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
תֵּ֥אָלַ֗מְנָהte.'a.Lam.nahmay they be dumbH481 →
שִׂפְתֵ֫יsif.Teilips ofH8193 →
שָׁ֥קֶרSha.kerfalsehoodH8267 →
הַדֹּבְר֖וֹתha.doe.Rotwhich speakH1696 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
צַדִּ֥יקtza.Dik[the] righteousH6662 →
עָתָ֗ק'a.TakarroganceH6277 →
בְּגַאֲוָ֥הbe.ga.'a.Vahwith prideH1346 →
וָבֽוּז׃va.Vuzand contemptH937 →

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Psalms 10:2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.Psalms 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.Jude 1:15to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.1 Samuel 2:3Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.John 8:48The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”Revelation 22:15But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”Acts 25:7When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.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.Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”Psalms 64:3–4who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,Psalms 17:10They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.Psalms 120:2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.Psalms 63:11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.2 Chronicles 32:16And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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