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Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

5His ways are prosperous at all times. He is arrogant, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
6He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”
7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
8He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
9He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless when he draws him in his net.
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A mouth full of oppression exposes how words can take part in cruelty, while the speaker appears prosperous and secure.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Romans 3:14“Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”Both passages describe a mouth full of cursing, naming speech as an expression of wickedness.
Matthew 15:11That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”Both passages locate moral evil in what comes out of the mouth.
James 3:9With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.Cursing links these passages, each confronting the evil that can come through human speech.
Psalm 12:2Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.Both passages describe deceitful speech, showing how the mouth can serve falsehood in dealings with others.
Psalm 7:14Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.Mischief and iniquity appear in both passages, joined to deceit or falsehood.
Psalm 50:19“You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.Both passages connect the mouth and tongue with evil, naming deceit as part of their work.
Proverbs 24:2for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.Both passages connect speech with mischief, within descriptions of people who harm others.
Job 20:12“Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,Both passages picture evil beneath the tongue, linking the mouth with wickedness kept close.
Psalm 59:12For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.Both passages name curses and falsehood among the evils expressed through the mouth.
Proverbs 21:6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.The lying tongue connects these passages, each treating deceitful speech as part of wicked conduct.
Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood. They have grown strong in the land, but not for truth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don’t …Both passages portray the tongue as a means of falsehood within a wider pattern of evil.
Proverbs 30:8Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,Falsehood connects the oppressor's speech in the psalm with what the prayer in Proverbs asks to have removed.
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Injustice and anger. work conflict. church hurt.

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Encouragement

If words have been used to harm you, their harm need not be dismissed. God's Word treats deceit and oppressive speech as serious evil.

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