Cross references

Psalm 140:9

May the heads of those who surround me

be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

Psalm 140:9 BSB

Psalm 140:9 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 7:16 (7 votes) and Proverbs 18:7 (6 votes). 20 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from 1 Samuel 23 to Matthew 27.

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Which verses does Psalm 140:9 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Psalm 7:167 votes

    His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

  2. A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

  3. He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.

  4. An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

  5. So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

  6. Psalm 64:83 votes

    They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

  7. Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

  8. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

  9. His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.

  10. All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

Which verses point to Psalm 140:9?

The 10 strongest of 20.