Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Bible References
Let the mischief
Psalm 7:16
The trouble he planned will return on his own head, and his violence will descend on his skull.
Psalm 64:8
They tripped over their own tongues, and everyone who was watching ran away.
Psalm 94:23
He will repay them for their sin; he will annihilate them because of their evil. The LORD our God will annihilate them.
Esther 5:14
Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said, "Have a pole made 50 cubits high, and then in the morning speak to the king and have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go with the king to the banquet happy." This advice pleased Haman, and he had the pole made.
Esther 7:10
The king said, "Hang him on it." So they hanged Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and then the king's anger subsided.
Proverbs 10:6
Blessings come upon the head of the righteous, but the words of the wicked conceal violence.
Proverbs 12:13
An evil man's sinful speech ensnares him, but the righteous person escapes from trouble.
Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth is his unraveling, and his lips entrap himself.
Matthew 27:25
All the people answered, "Let his blood be on us and our children!"