Psalm 140:11
“Do not let a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil quickly hunt the violent man [to overthrow him and stop his evil acts].”
Psalm 34:21
Evil will cause the death of the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty and will be condemned.
Psalm 7:14-16
Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,
And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.
Psalm 9:16
The Lord has made Himself known;
He executes judgment;
The wicked are trapped by the work of their own hands. Higgaion (meditation) Selah.
Psalm 12:3-4
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things [in boasting];
Proverbs 6:17
A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is [dangerously] ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.
Proverbs 13:21
Adversity pursues sinners,
But the [consistently] upright will be rewarded with prosperity.
Proverbs 17:20
He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.
Isaiah 3:11
Woe (judgment is coming) to the wicked! It shall go badly with him,
For what his hand has done shall be done to him.
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An evil speaker
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things [in boasting];
A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
An evil man is [dangerously] ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.
He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.
Evil
Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,
And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.
The Lord has made Himself known;
He executes judgment;
The wicked are trapped by the work of their own hands. Higgaion (meditation) Selah.
Evil will cause the death of the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty and will be condemned.
Adversity pursues sinners,
But the [consistently] upright will be rewarded with prosperity.
Woe (judgment is coming) to the wicked! It shall go badly with him,
For what his hand has done shall be done to him.