Psalm 35:20
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
Cross-reference
Psalm 140:2-5 expands on the same theme: enemies who devise evil, sharpen tongues like serpents, and set traps for the righteous.
In Psalm 38:12, enemies speak ruin and meditate treachery, directly paralleling the deceitful words devised in Psalm 35:20.
In Psalm 52:2, the tongue plots destruction with deceit, mirroring the enemies' deceitful words in Psalm 35:20.
In Psalm 64:4-6, enemies plot secretly against the blameless, similar to the deceit devised against the quiet in Psalm 35:20.
In Psalm 120:6-7, the psalmist laments dwelling among those who hate peace, directly paralleling the deceitful speech of enemies in Psalm 35:20.
Psalm 21:11 echoes the same theme: enemies devise evil plots against the righteous, just as they devise deceit against the quiet in Psalm 35:20.
Psalm 120:7 states the psalmist is for peace but enemies are for war, directly mirroring the enemies who do not speak peace in Psalm 35:20.
Psalm 109:3 describes enemies attacking with words of hatred, paralleling the deceitful words devised against the peaceful in Psalm 35:20.
In Psalm 31:13, David describes enemies scheming against him, similar to the deceitful words devised against the quiet in Psalm 35:20.
In Psalm 36:4, the wicked plots trouble, similar to the enemies devising deceit in Psalm 35:20.
In Psalm 36:3, the wicked's deceitful words echo the enemies' deceitful speech in Psalm 35:20.
Jeremiah 11:19 echoes the deceitful scheming: enemies plot to destroy the innocent, like a lamb led to slaughter.
Matthew 12:24 shows the Pharisees speaking deceit against Jesus, accusing him of demonic power—a direct instance of the deceitful words.
Matthew 26:4 fulfills the pattern: the chief priests plot secretly to arrest and kill Jesus, the ultimate quiet one.
Acts 23:15 mirrors the deceit: the Jews plot to kill Paul under pretense of a fair hearing, just as enemies devise words of deceit.
Acts 25:3 continues the pattern: enemies plan an ambush to kill Paul, using a request as a cover for deceit.
Proverbs 3:29 commands not to plan evil against a trusting neighbor, contrasting with the enemies in Psalm 35:20 who devise deceit against the quiet.
1 Peter 2:22 contrasts the enemies' deceit: Jesus had no deceit in his mouth, highlighting the innocence of the quiet one.
1 Peter 2:23 shows Jesus' response to reviling—entrusting himself to God—opposite to the enemies' deceitful schemes.
Daniel 6:5 shows enemies seeking grounds for complaint against the faithful, similar to devising deceit against the quiet.