Psalms 140:9
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 140
“As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.”Psalms 140:9
What Does Psalms 140:9 Mean?
Psalms 140:9 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 140, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 140:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 7:16“His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.”Psalms 141:10“Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.”Proverbs 18:7“A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.”Psalms 5:10“Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.”Psalms 7:15“He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.”Psalms 10:7“His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.”Psalms 64:8“So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.”Psalms 31:18“Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.”Psalms 94:23“And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.”Proverbs 12:13“The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.”1 Kings 2:23“Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.”Esther 7:10“So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.”Psalms 109:29“Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.”Proverbs 10:6“Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.”Proverbs 10:11“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.”Esther 9:25“But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.”Psalms 52:5“God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.”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.”Psalms 120:4“Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.”Ecclesiastes 10:12“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”
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