Psalm 59:7

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

Cross-reference

Psalm 10:11 Parallel

Psalm 10:11 has the wicked thinking 'God has forgotten'—directly parallel to the enemies' thought 'who will hear us?' in Psalm 59:7, both denying God's awareness.

Psalm 10:13 Parallel

Psalm 10:13 asks why the wicked renounce God, thinking He won't call to account—parallel to the arrogant 'who will hear?' in Psalm 59:7.

Psalm 55:21 Parallel

Psalm 55:21 uses the same 'swords on lips' imagery for deceptive speech, directly echoing the violent words of enemies in Psalm 59:7.

Psalm 57:4 Parallel

Psalm 57:4 describes enemies' tongues as sharp swords—identical metaphor to the 'swords in their lips' in Psalm 59:7, both portraying verbal attack.

Psalm 64:3-5 combines tongues like swords, arrows, and the thought 'who can see?'—directly parallel to Psalm 59:7's swords and 'who will hear us?'

Psalm 73:11 Parallel

Psalm 73:11 echoes the same skeptical question: 'How doth God know?' — the wicked doubt God's awareness.

Psalm 94:7-9 quotes the wicked saying 'The LORD shall not see' and then rebukes them, affirming God hears and sees.

Psalm 52:2 Parallel

Psalm 52:2 describes a tongue like a sharp razor — parallels 'swords are in their lips' from Psalm 59:7.

Psalm 64:5 Parallel

Psalm 64:5 records the wicked saying 'Who shall see them?' — identical to the 'who doth hear?' skepticism.

Psalm 140:3 Parallel

Psalm 140:3 describes tongues sharpened like serpents with poison under lips — directly parallel to swords in lips.

Job 22:13 Parallel

Job 22:13 quotes the same accusation: 'How doth God know?' — Eliphaz attributes this to Job.

In Matthew 12:34, Jesus teaches that evil speech flows from an evil heart—the same principle behind the enemies' swords-in-lips in Psalm 59:7.

Isaiah 29:15 depicts people who think God doesn't see or know — the same arrogant assumption as 'who doth hear?'

James 3:8 Parallel

James 3:8 calls the tongue an unruly evil full of deadly poison — directly mirroring the 'swords in their lips' imagery.

Proverbs 12:18 compares rash words to sword thrusts—similar metaphor to 'swords in their lips' in Psalm 59:7, but as a general proverb on speech.

Luke 6:45 Parallel

Luke 6:45 teaches that the mouth speaks from the heart's abundance — explaining the source of the enemies' evil words.