Psalm 28:3
Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
Cross-reference
Psalm 12:2 describes flattering lips and double hearts — the same deceitful speech condemned in Psalm 28:3.
Psalm 26:9 similarly pleads not to be gathered with sinners, echoing the same desire for separation from the wicked.
Psalm 55:21 expands on the contrast between smooth words and violent intent, mirroring the deceit in Psalm 28:3.
Psalm 62:4 depicts those who bless with mouth but curse inwardly — identical to the deceitful speech in Psalm 28:3.
Psalm 5:10 also calls for God to judge the wicked, echoing the plea not to be counted among them.
Proverbs 26:23-26 vividly describes fervent lips with an evil heart and disguised enemies — a direct thematic parallel.
In Matthew 22:15-18, the Pharisees flatter Jesus while plotting to trap him — a direct New Testament example of this hypocrisy.
Jeremiah 9:8 describes speaking peaceably while plotting harm — the same hypocrisy as in Psalm 28:3.
John 14:27 offers true peace from Christ, contrasting the false peace spoken by the wicked in Psalm 28:3.
Matthew 26:48 shows Judas using a kiss — a sign of peace — to betray Jesus, fulfilling the pattern of speaking peace with evil intent.
Proverbs 26:25 warns not to believe gracious speech because the heart holds abominations — exactly the hypocrisy of Psalm 28:3.
Proverbs 24:2 directly parallels the disconnect between lips and heart: 'their hearts plot violence, their lips talk trouble.'
Matthew 25:41 shows the fate of the wicked being sent away — the very outcome the psalmist begs to avoid.
Matthew 25:46 contrasts the wicked's eternal punishment with the righteous' life — underscoring the stakes of the psalmist's plea.
Micah 3:5 describes false prophets who cry 'Peace' for personal gain — a similar deceptive speech pattern.
Luke 13:27 has Jesus rejecting evildoers who claimed closeness to him, similar to the false peacemakers in Psalm 28:3.
Numbers 16:26 commands separation from wicked men's tents — the same avoidance of being drawn away with the wicked.