Psalm 109:18

As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

Cross-references

Psalm 73:6 Parallel

Psalm 73:6 uses the same clothing metaphor for sin — pride as a necklace and violence as a garment, parallel to cursing as a coat.

Psalm 59:12 Parallel

In Psalm 59:12, the psalmist asks for enemies to be caught in their cursing — same imprecatory theme of curse recoiling.

Numbers 5:22 describes a curse entering the body through water — parallel to the curse soaking into bones like water and oil.

Numbers 5:27 repeats the curse entering the body — same imagery of an internalized curse as here.

Job 20:12-16 describes evil becoming venom inside the body — parallel to the curse soaking into bones here.

Job 29:14 Contrast

Job 29:14 describes clothing with righteousness — the direct opposite of clothing with cursing here, using the same metaphor.

Acts 1:18 Allusion

In Acts 1:18, Judas' bowels gush out — the cursing entering like water/oil is graphically realized in his death.

Colossians 3:12 uses the same 'clothe yourselves' metaphor for virtues — directly opposite to clothing with cursing.

1 Peter 5:5 Contrast

1 Peter 5:5 also uses 'clothe yourselves' for humility — the opposite of clothing with cursing here.

Esther 9:25 Parallel

In Esther 9:25, Haman's plot returns on his own head — the curse rebounds on the curser, just as the psalm describes.

In 2 Chronicles 21:15, Jehoram's bowels disease parallels the curse entering the body — divine judgment on a wicked king.

Lamentations 3:65 echoes the theme of a curse entering the body — God gives dullness of heart and places his curse on them.

Colossians 3:8 commands putting away filthy language — the opposite action of clothing oneself with cursing.

James 3:9 Contrast

James 3:9 warns against cursing people — contrasts with the imprecatory prayer here, opposing the use of cursing.