They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.(A)

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He will turn their own tongues against them(A)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads(B) in scorn.(C)

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So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

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When those who surround me rise up,[a]
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 140:9 Lit Head of those who surround me

Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
    may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(A)

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As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

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14 The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.(A)

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14 The wise store up knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.(B)

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14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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13 By rebellious speech an evil person is trapped,(A)
but a righteous person escapes from trouble.(B)

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13 Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.(B)

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13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

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The one who guards his mouth protects his life;(A)
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.(B)

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Those who guard their lips(A) preserve their lives,(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(C)

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He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

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12 The words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious,(A)
but the lips of a fool consume him.(B)

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12 Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,(A)
    but fools are consumed by their own lips.(B)

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12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

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