Psalms 31:18

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

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.

19How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 32:16And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.

Psalms 25:3Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.

Psalms 63:11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.

Psalms 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.

Psalms 123:3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 31:10-19

Sorrowful Complaints; Humble and Believing Prayer. 9 Have mercy upon me, O Lord , for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. 10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. 11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. 12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken… Read the whole commentary →

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