O God, be not thou silent in my praise: for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful man is opened against me.

the mouth

Psalm 31:13,18 For I have heard the blame of many that dwell round about. While they assembled together against me, they consulted to take away my life. . . .

Psalm 64:3,4 For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing, . . .

Psalm 140:3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the venom of asps is under their lips.

2 Samuel 15:3-8 And Absalom answered him: Thy words seem to me good and just. But there is no man appointed by the king to hear thee. And Absalom said: . . .

2 Samuel 17:1 And Achitophel said to Absalom: I will choose me twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night.

Proverbs 15:28 The mind of the just studieth obedience: the mouth of the wicked overfloweth with evils.

Matthew 26:59-62 And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death. . . .

of the deceitful.

Psalm 120:3 What shall be given to thee, or what shall be added to thee, to a deceitful tongue?

Proverbs 6:17 A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,

Proverbs 12:19 The lip of truth shall be steadfast for ever: but he that is a hasty witness, frameth a lying tongue.

Jeremiah 9:3,5 And they have bent their tongue, as a bow, for lies, and not for truth: they have strengthened themselves upon the earth, for they have proceeded from evil to evil, and me they have not known, saith the Lord. . . .

Acts 6:13 And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.