¹⁸ If thou seest a thief, thou runnest with him, and art partaker with the adulterers. ¹⁹ Thou lettest thy mouth speak wickedness, and thy tongue painteth deceit. ²⁰ Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother, yea and slanderest thine own mother's son.

Cross References

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit and fraud; under his tongue is travail and sorrow.

Psalm 5:9

For there is no faithfulness in their mouths; they dissemble in their hearts. Their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

Psalm 12:2-3

They talk of vanity every one with his neighbour; they do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble in their double heart.

Psalm 36:3-4

The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit; he hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good.

Psalm 52:2-4

Thy tongue imagineth wickedness, and with lies it cutteth like a sharp razor.

Psalm 55:12

If it were mine enemy that reviled me, I could bear it: or if one that ought me evil will did threaten me, I would hide myself from him.

Psalm 55:21

Their mouths are softer than butter, and yet have they battle in their mind: their words are smoother than oil, and yet be they very swords.

Psalm 64:3-5

who have whet their tongue like a sword, and shoot out their arrows, even bitter words,

Isaiah 59:3-4

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with unrighteousness; Your lips speak lies, and your tongue setteth out wickedness.

Jeremiah 9:5

Yea, one dissesembleth with another, and they deal with no truth. They have practiced their tongues to lie, and taken great pains to do mischief.

Hosea 4:2

but swearing, lying, manslaughter, theft, and adultery have gotten the overhand; and one bloodguiltiness followeth another.

Romans 3:13-14

"Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have deceived." "The poison of Asps is under their lips."

James 3:5-9

even so the tongue is little member and boasteth great things. Behold how great a thing a little fire kindleth,

Revelation 21:8

But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."