Psalms 64:8 · KJV
“So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.”
— Psalms 64:8
But God shall shoot at them {with} an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. {shall they...: Heb. their wound shall be}
And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
Psalms 64 — Context
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward {thought} of every one {of them}, and the heart, {is} deep. {they...: or, we are consumed by that which they have throughly searched} {a diligent...: Heb. a search searched}
7But God shall shoot at them {with} an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. {shall they...: Heb. their wound shall be}
8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
9And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
10The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth {is} his destruction, and his lips {are} the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 12:13
The wicked is snared by the transgression of {his} lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. {The wicked...: Heb. The snare of the wicked is in the transgression of lips}
Psalms 140:9
{As for} the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Psalms 22:7
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, {saying}, {shoot...: Heb. open}
Luke 19:22
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, {thou} wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
Job 15:6
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Jeremiah 18:16
To make their land desolate, {and} a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
Jeremiah 48:27
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy. {skippedst...: or, movedst thyself}