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Psalm 5:9

For not a word they speak can be trusted;

destruction lies within them.

Their throats are open graves;

their tongues practice deceit.

Psalm 5:9 BSB
  1. a Or flattery; cited in Romans 3:13

Psalm 5:9 has 21 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Jeremiah 9:3–6 (10 votes) and Romans 3:13 (10 votes). 19 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Job 32 to 1 Timothy 3.

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Which verses does Psalm 5:9 point to?

The 20 strongest of 21, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Jeremiah 9:3–610 votes

    “They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. …

  2. Romans 3:1310 votes

    “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

  3. Psalm 62:48 votes

    They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

  4. Micah 6:127 votes

    For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.

  5. Proverbs 29:56 votes

    A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

  6. Psalm 51:64 votes

    Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

  7. Psalm 52:24 votes

    Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

  8. Luke 11:444 votes

    Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

  9. Psalm 12:2–33 votes

    They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

  10. Psalm 64:63 votes

    They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

  11. Jeremiah 17:93 votes
  12. Job 32:21–222 votes
  13. Psalm 36:1–42 votes
  14. Psalm 58:2–32 votes
  15. Psalm 62:92 votes
  16. Psalm 111:1–32 votes
  17. Jeremiah 4:142 votes
  18. Mark 7:21–222 votes
  19. Romans 1:29–312 votes
  20. Luke 11:391 vote

Which verses point to Psalm 5:9?

The 10 strongest of 19.