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Psalms 140:9
Psalms 140:9 is verse 9 of Psalms chapter 140, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
King James Version
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
World English Bible
As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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Psalms 140:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible
7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
9 May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
10 May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
11 May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 7:16His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
Psalms 64:8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
Psalms 94:23He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
Esther 5:14His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
Proverbs 10:6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 12:13An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Matthew 27:25All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”