Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

General references

Bible References

Inward

Psalm 51:6
Surely You desire integrity in the inner self,
and You teach me wisdom deep within.
Psalm 58:2
No, you practice injustice in your hearts;
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.
Psalm 62:4
They only plan to bring him down
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.Selah
Jeremiah 4:14
Wash the evil from your heart, Jerusalem,
so that you will be delivered.
How long will you harbor
malicious thoughts within you?
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is more deceitful than anything else,
and incurable—who can understand it?
Mark 7:21
For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,
Luke 11:39
But the Lord said to him: “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.

Throat

Luke 11:44
“Woe to you! You are like unmarked graves; the people who walk over them don’t know it.”
Romans 3:13
Their throat is an open grave;
they deceive with their tongues.
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.

They

Psalm 12:2
They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
Job 32:21
I will be partial to no one,
and I will not give anyone an undeserved title.
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.
1 Thessalonians 2:5
For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy motives—God is our witness

General references

Jeremiah 5:16
Their quiver is like an open grave;
they are all mighty warriors.

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