Psalm 36:3
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
Cross-references
Psalm 140:3 compares deceitful tongues to serpent venom, a vivid parallel to the trouble and deceit of Psalm 36:3.
Psalm 58:3 says the wicked speak lies from birth, aligning with the deceitful mouth in Psalm 36:3.
Psalm 55:21 describes smooth but treacherous speech, matching the deceitful words in Psalm 36:3.
Psalm 5:9 also condemns deceitful speech, calling the throat an open grave and flattering tongue.
Psalm 12:2 similarly laments flattering lips and a double heart, reinforcing the theme of deceitful words.
Psalm 12:3 calls for judgment on flattering lips, directly echoing the deceitful speech of Psalm 36:3.
Psalm 101:3 shows the righteous rejecting worthless things, contrasting with the wicked's embrace of deceit.
Psalm 50:19 condemns using the mouth for evil and deceit, reinforcing the same indictment.
Psalm 35:20 also depicts the wicked devising deceitful words against the peaceful, matching the theme of harmful speech.
Psalm 10:7 similarly describes the wicked's mouth full of deceit and trouble, echoing the same characterization.
1 Samuel 13:13 has Samuel telling Saul 'You have done foolishly,' directly matching the psalm's 'ceased to act wisely.'
Zephaniah 1:6 describes those who have turned back from following the LORD, echoing the ceasing to act wisely in Psalm 36:3.
1 Samuel 26:21 has Saul confessing 'I have acted foolishly,' directly echoing the psalm's 'ceased to act wisely.'
Matthew 22:15-18 depicts Pharisees plotting to entangle Jesus with deceitful words, matching the psalm's trouble and deceit.
Hosea 8:3 says Israel 'spurned the good'—directly matching 'ceased to do good' here, reinforcing the same indictment.
Matthew 15:18 teaches that evil words come from the heart—directly echoing the 'words of trouble and deceit' here, linking speech to inner corruption.
Romans 3:13 quotes 'their throat is an open grave' and 'they use their tongues to deceive'—reinforcing the same portrait of deceitful speech as here.
Proverbs 6:12 describes a wicked man with crooked speech, directly paralleling the deceitful words in Psalm 36:3.
Proverbs 2:13 describes those who forsake upright paths, paralleling the wicked's cessation of wise action.
Job 23:11 shows Job holding fast to God's way, contrasting with the wicked who ceases to act wisely.
2 Chronicles 20:32 notes Jehoshaphat did not turn aside from doing right, opposing the cessation of good in Psalm 36:3.
2 Samuel 22:22 declares David has not wickedly departed from God, contrasting with the one who ceased to do good in Psalm 36:3.
1 Samuel 15:11 has God regretting Saul's turning back from following Him, directly echoing the ceasing to do good in Psalm 36:3.
1 Samuel 18:21 shows Saul's deceitful plan to use Michal as a snare, illustrating the treachery described in Psalm 36:3.