Psalms 31:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 31:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 31:18 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. grie..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 31:18 — KJV
“Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. grievous...: Heb. a hard thing”
— Psalms 31:18 (KJV)
Psalms 31:18 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 31:18
“The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: proud: Heb. great”
Shares key themes with Psalms 31:18: lips, speak, things
“[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.] My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Maschil: or, of instruction is inditing: Heb. boileth, or, bubbleth up”
Shares key themes with Psalms 31:18: let, speak, things
“And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. roughly...: Heb. hard things with them”
Shares key themes with Psalms 31:18: things, heb, hard
“The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. roughly...: Heb. with us hard things”
Shares key themes with Psalms 31:18: things, heb, hard
“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 31:18: speak, things, against
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