Psalm 140:11
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11 Do not let the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil speedily hunt down the violent!(A)
Psalm 34:21
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21 Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.(A)
Proverbs 18:21
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21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.(A)
Isaiah 3:11
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11 Woe to the guilty! How unfortunate they are,
for what their hands have done shall be done to them.(A)
Proverbs 17:20
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20 The crooked of mind do not prosper,
and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.(A)
Proverbs 13:21
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21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
but prosperity rewards the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 12:13
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13 The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips,
but the righteous escape from trouble.(A)
Proverbs 6:17
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17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,(A)
Psalm 12:3-4
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3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
the tongue that makes great boasts,(A)
4 those who say, “With our tongues we will prevail;
our lips are our own—who is our master?”
Psalm 9:16
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16 The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment;
the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah(A)
Psalm 7:14-16
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14 See how they conceive evil
and are pregnant with mischief
and bring forth lies.(A)
15 They make a pit, digging it out,
and fall into the hole that they have made.(B)
16 Their mischief returns upon their own heads,
and on their own heads their violence descends.(C)
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