Psalm 64:8
So they will be caused to stumble;
Their own tongue is against them;
All who gaze at them will shake the head [in scorn].
Proverbs 18:7
A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is [dangerously] ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.
Psalm 22:7
All who see me laugh at me and mock me;
They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying,
Numbers 16:34
All Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us also.”
1 Samuel 31:3-7
The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was severely wounded by the archers.
Job 15:6
“Your own mouth condemns you, and not I;
Yes, your own lips testify against you.
Psalm 9:3
When my enemies turn back,
They stumble and perish before You.
Psalm 31:11
Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace,
Especially to my neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me on the street run from me.
Psalm 52:6
The righteous will see it and fear,
And will [scoffingly] laugh, saying,
Psalm 59:12
For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
Let them even be trapped in their pride,
And on account of the curses and lies which they tell.
Psalm 140:9
“Those who surround me raise their heads;
May the mischief of their own lips come upon them.
Jeremiah 18:16
Making their land a desolation and a horror,
A thing to be hissed at perpetually;
Everyone who passes by will be astounded
And shake his head [in scorn].
Jeremiah 48:27
For was not Israel a laughingstock to you? Was he caught among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head in scorn.
Nahum 3:7
“And it will come about that all who see you
Will shrink back and run from you and say,
‘Nineveh is completely ruined!
Who will grieve for her?’
Where will I seek comforters for you?”
Matthew 21:41
They said to Him, “He will put those despicable men to a miserable end, and rent out the vineyard to other tenants [of good character] who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons.”
Luke 19:22
Revelation 18:4
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not be a partner in her sins and receive her plagues;
Revelation 18:10
standing a long way off, in fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, the strong city, Babylon! In a single hour your judgment has come.’
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Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace,
Especially to my neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me on the street run from me.
The righteous will see it and fear,
And will [scoffingly] laugh, saying,
“And it will come about that all who see you
Will shrink back and run from you and say,
‘Nineveh is completely ruined!
Who will grieve for her?’
Where will I seek comforters for you?”
General references
Let them flow away like water that runs off;
When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.
And let them know that this is Your hand;
You, Lord, have done it.