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
He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.
Psalm 64:8
Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,
Psalm 94:23
He will pay them back for their sin. He will destroy them because of their evil; the Lord our God will destroy them.
Esther 5:14
Haman's wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, "Have a gallows seventy-five feet high built, and in the morning tell the king that Mordecai should be hanged on it. Then go with the king to the banquet contented." It seemed like a good idea to Haman, so he had the gallows built.
Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king's rage then abated.
Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 12:13
The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.
Proverbs 18:7
The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
Matthew 27:25
In reply all the people said, "Let his blood be on us and on our children!"