Psalm 59:12
New Living Translation
12 Because of the sinful things they say,
because of the evil that is on their lips,
let them be captured by their pride,
their curses, and their lies.
Proverbs 12:13
New Living Translation
13 The wicked are trapped by their own words,
but the godly escape such trouble.
Hosea 4:2
New Living Translation
2 You make vows and break them;
you kill and steal and commit adultery.
There is violence everywhere—
one murder after another.
Proverbs 18:7
New Living Translation
7 The mouths of fools are their ruin;
they trap themselves with their lips.
Matthew 12:36-37
New Living Translation
36 And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. 37 The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.”
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Psalm 120:3-4
New Living Translation
3 O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you?
How will he increase your punishment?
4 You will be pierced with sharp arrows
and burned with glowing coals.
Psalm 10:7
New Living Translation
7 Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats.[a]
Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues.
Psalm 10:2
New Living Translation
2 The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor.
Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.
Luke 23:5
New Living Translation
5 Then they became insistent. “But he is causing riots by his teaching wherever he goes—all over Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem!”
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Matthew 27:63
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63 They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’
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Matthew 27:25
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25 And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!”[a]
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- 27:25 Greek “His blood be on us and on our children.”
Zephaniah 3:11
New Living Translation
11 On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed,
for you will no longer be rebels against me.
I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you.
There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain.
Proverbs 11:6
New Living Translation
6 The godliness of good people rescues them;
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.
Proverbs 6:2
New Living Translation
2 if you have trapped yourself by your agreement
and are caught by what you said—
Psalm 140:9-10
New Living Translation
9 Let my enemies be destroyed
by the very evil they have planned for me.
10 Let burning coals fall down on their heads.
Let them be thrown into the fire
or into watery pits from which they can’t escape.
Psalm 109:17-18
New Living Translation
17 He loved to curse others;
now you curse him.
He never blessed others;
now don’t you bless him.
18 Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing,
or the water he drinks,
or the rich food he eats.
Psalm 79:12
New Living Translation
12 O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times
for the scorn they have hurled at you.
Psalm 64:7-8
New Living Translation
7 But God himself will shoot them with his arrows,
suddenly striking them down.
8 Their own tongues will ruin them,
and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
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