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Romans 3:13
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Romans 3:13
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13 “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave.
Their tongues are filled with lies.”
“Snake venom drips from their lips.”[a]
Romans 3:13
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Romans 3:13
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Psalm 5:9
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Psalm 5:9
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9 My enemies cannot speak a truthful word.
Their deepest desire is to destroy others.
Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave.
Their tongues are filled with flattery.[a]
Psalm 5:9
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Psalm 5:9
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Psalm 140:3
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Psalm 140:3
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3 Their tongues sting like a snake;
the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude
Psalm 140:3
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Psalm 140:3
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- Psalm 140:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 8.
Matthew 23:27-28
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Matthew 23:27-28
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27 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity. 28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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Matthew 23:27-28
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Matthew 23:27-28
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27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs,(A) which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Jeremiah 9:3-5
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Jeremiah 9:3-5
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Judgment for Disobedience
3 “My people bend their tongues like bows
to shoot out lies.
They refuse to stand up for the truth.
They only go from bad to worse.
They do not know me,”
says the Lord.
4 “Beware of your neighbor!
Don’t even trust your brother!
For brother takes advantage of brother,
and friend slanders friend.
5 They all fool and defraud each other;
no one tells the truth.
With practiced tongues they tell lies;
they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
Jeremiah 9:3-5
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Jeremiah 9:3-5
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3 “They make ready their tongue
like a bow, to shoot lies;(A)
it is not by truth
that they triumph[a] in the land.
They go from one sin to another;
they do not acknowledge(B) me,”
declares the Lord.
4 “Beware of your friends;(C)
do not trust anyone in your clan.(D)
For every one of them is a deceiver,[b](E)
and every friend a slanderer.(F)
5 Friend deceives friend,(G)
and no one speaks the truth.(H)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(I)
they weary themselves with sinning.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:3 Or lies; / they are not valiant for truth
- Jeremiah 9:4 Or a deceiving Jacob
Psalm 57:4
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Psalm 57:4
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4 I am surrounded by fierce lions
who greedily devour human prey—
whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows,
and whose tongues cut like swords.
Psalm 57:4
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Psalm 57:4
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James 3:5-8
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James 3:5-8
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5 In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.
But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. 6 And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.[a]
7 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.
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- 3:6 Or for it will burn in hell (Greek Gehenna).
James 3:5-8
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James 3:5-8
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5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.(A) Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire,(B) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(C) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(D)
7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(E)
Matthew 12:34-35
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Matthew 12:34-35
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34 You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. 35 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart.
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Matthew 12:34-35
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Matthew 12:34-35
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34 You brood of vipers,(A) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(B) what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.
Ezekiel 13:7
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Ezekiel 13:7
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7 Can your visions be anything but false if you claim, ‘This message is from the Lord,’ when I have not even spoken to you?
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Ezekiel 13:7
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Ezekiel 13:7
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7 Have you not seen false visions(A) and uttered lying divinations when you say, “The Lord declares,” though I have not spoken?
Isaiah 59:3
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Isaiah 59:3
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3 Your hands are the hands of murderers,
and your fingers are filthy with sin.
Your lips are full of lies,
and your mouth spews corruption.
Isaiah 59:3
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Isaiah 59:3
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Psalm 52:2
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Psalm 52:2
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2 All day long you plot destruction.
Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;
you’re an expert at telling lies.
Psalm 52:2
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Psalm 52:2
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Romans 3:4
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Romans 3:4
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4 Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him,
“You will be proved right in what you say,
and you will win your case in court.”[a]
Romans 3:4
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Romans 3:4
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- Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4
Jeremiah 5:16
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Jeremiah 5:16
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16 Their weapons are deadly;
their warriors are mighty.
Jeremiah 5:16
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Jeremiah 5:16
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16 Their quivers(A) are like an open grave;
all of them are mighty warriors.
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