Psalm 31:18

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Summary

Psalm 31:18

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

The lying

Speak

Grievous things

Psalm 94:4

Jude 1:15

Bible References

The lying

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things;

On account of the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,

Let them even be caught in their pride,
And on account of curses and lies which they utter.

But the king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him will glory,
For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

“As for the head of those who surround me,
May the mischief of their lips cover them.

Truthful lips will be established forever,
But a lying tongue is only for a moment.

“No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;
And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.

You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

Speak

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,

Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious to us,

For we are greatly filled with contempt.

“Boast no more so very proudly,

Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;

For the Lord is a God of knowledge,

And with Him actions are weighed.

His servants spoke further against the Lord God and against His servant Hezekiah.

this is the word that the Lord has spoken against him:
“She has despised you and mocked you,
The virgin daughter of Zion;
She has shaken her head behind you,
The daughter of Jerusalem!

It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house

Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”

The Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?”

After Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him which they could not prove,

Grievous things

They pour forth words, they speak arrogantly;
All who do wickedness vaunt themselves.

to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”