Psalms 59:12
For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
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Psalms 10:2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Psalms 64:7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
Psalms 109:17As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Psalms 140:9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Proverbs 11:6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 59:9-17
Confidence in God. 8 But thou, O Lord , shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. 9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence. 10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. 12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.… Read the whole commentary →