Psalm 5:9

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

Cross-reference

Psalm 12:2 Parallel

Psalm 12:2 describes the same flattering lips and lies, reinforcing the theme of deceitful speech.

Psalm 12:3 Parallel

Psalm 12:3 continues the judgment on flattering lips, directly echoing the flattery condemned here.

Psalm 36:1–4 Related theme

Psalm 36:1-4 elaborates on the wicked's deceitful speech and evil plotting, reinforcing the description of untrustworthy words.

Psalm 51:6 Contrast

Psalm 51:6 contrasts by affirming God delights in truth in the inward being, opposite of the deceitful heart here.

Psalm 52:2 Parallel

Psalm 52:2 compares the deceitful tongue to a sharpened razor, echoing the destructive speech described.

Psalm 58:2 Parallel

Psalm 58:2 describes hearts devising wrongs, paralleling the 'inmost self is destruction' theme.

Psalm 58:3 Related theme

Psalm 58:3 states the wicked are wayward from birth, spreading lies, aligning with the innate deceitfulness.

Psalm 62:4 Parallel

Psalm 62:4 describes those who bless with mouth but curse in heart, paralleling the hypocrisy and deceit.

Psalm 10:7 Parallel

Psalm 10:7 describes the wicked's mouth full of deceit and oppression, paralleling the destructive speech here.

Psalm 36:3 Parallel

Psalm 36:3 speaks of trouble and deceit from the mouth, echoing the deceitful speech condemned here.

Psalm 50:19 Parallel

Psalm 50:19 similarly depicts the wicked using their mouth for evil and deceit, reinforcing the theme of destructive speech.

Psalm 64:6 Parallel

Psalm 64:6 speaks of the deep inward mind plotting injustice, similar to the inner corruption here.

Mark 7:22 Parallel

Mark 7:22 specifically lists deceit and slander, echoing the speech sins of the wicked here.

Jeremiah 17:9 declares the heart deceitful and sick, directly paralleling the inward destruction described.

Mark 7:21 Parallel

Mark 7:21 teaches that evil comes from within the heart, matching the inner corruption source here.

Micah 6:12 Related theme

Micah 6:12 condemns liars and deceitful tongues, matching the description of untrustworthy words.

Jeremiah 9:3-6 describes tongues shooting lies and pervasive deceit, directly echoing the open grave and lying tongues.

Proverbs 29:5 describes flattery as a trap, matching the destructive flattery depicted here.

Luke 11:39 Parallel

Luke 11:39 condemns outward purity while inside is greed, paralleling the flattering tongue but destructive inmost self.

Romans 3:13 Citation

Romans 3:13 directly quotes this verse as part of Paul's indictment of universal sin.

Ephesians 4:29 commands no corrupt talk but edifying speech, contrasting the destructive speech described here.

Proverbs 10:18 also condemns lying lips and slander, directly paralleling the deceitful speech described here.

Jeremiah 5:16 uses the identical 'open grave' metaphor for the Babylonians' quiver, showing the same imagery of destruction.

Luke 11:44 Allusion

Luke 11:44 uses grave imagery for hidden corruption, echoing the 'open grave' of deceitful speech here.

Proverbs 1:12 uses the same 'open grave' imagery for violent enticement, linking the speech of the wicked to death.

Matthew 22:16 shows the Pharisees using flattery to trap Jesus, a direct example of the flattering tongue condemned here.

Jeremiah 4:14 calls for washing the heart from evil, contrasting with the unrepentant wickedness here.

1 Thessalonians 2:5 shows Paul disavowing flattery, contrasting with the flatterers condemned here.

1 Timothy 3:8 warns deacons against being double-tongued, aligning with the deceitful speech condemned here.

Job 32:21 Contrast

Job 32:21 shows Elihu refusing to flatter, contrasting with the flatterers condemned here.

Romans 1:29–31 Related theme

Romans 1:29-31 lists deceit and slander among sins, echoing the wicked speech and heart described here.

Isaiah 59:15 laments that truth is lacking, echoing the 'no truth in their mouth' of this verse.

Job 32:22 Parallel

Job 32:22 continues Elihu's rejection of flattery, reinforcing the negative view of flattery here.