Psalm 31:18

A Plea For Protection

¹⁷ O Lord, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave! ¹⁸ May lying lips be silenced -- lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt! ¹⁹ How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.

Righteous Man

Righteous One

Speaking Boldly

Psalm 94:4

They spew out threats and speak defiantly; all the evildoers boast.

Jude 1:15

to execute judgment on all, and to convict every person of all their thoroughly ungodly deeds that they have committed, and of all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against him."

1 Samuel 2:3

Don't keep speaking so arrogantly, letting proud talk come out of your mouth! For the Lord is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do.

2 Chronicles 32:16

Sennacherib's servants further insulted the Lord God and his servant Hezekiah.

Psalm 12:3

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

Psalm 59:12

They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

Psalm 63:11

But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.

Psalm 64:3-4

They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

Psalm 120:2

I said, "O Lord, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.

Psalm 123:3-4

Show us favor, O Lord, show us favor! For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some.

Psalm 140:9-11

As for the heads of those who surround me -- may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

Proverbs 12:19

The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

Isaiah 37:22-24

this is what the Lord says about him: "The virgin daughter Zion despises you -- she makes fun of you; daughter Jerusalem shakes her head after you.

Isaiah 54:17

No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed; you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. This is what the Lord will do for his servants -- I will vindicate them," says the Lord.

Matthew 10:25

It is enough for the disciple to 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 defame the members of his household!

Matthew 12:24

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!"

John 8:44

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

John 8:48

The Judeans replied, "Aren't we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?"

Acts 25:7

When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they were not able to prove.

Revelation 21:8

But to the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death."

Revelation 22:15

Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral, and the murderers, and the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood!