Proverbs 25:18
English Standard Version
18 A man who (A)bears false witness against his neighbor
is like a war club, or (B)a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 25:18
New International Version
18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)
Psalm 57:4
English Standard Version
4 My soul is in the midst of (A)lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose (B)teeth are spears and arrows,
whose (C)tongues are sharp swords.
Psalm 57:4
New International Version
Proverbs 12:18
English Standard Version
18 (A)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings (B)healing.
Proverbs 12:18
New International Version
James 3:6
English Standard Version
James 3:6
New International Version
6 The tongue also is a fire,(A) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(B) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(C)
Jeremiah 9:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
(B)it speaks deceitfully;
with his mouth (C)each speaks peace to his neighbor,
but in his heart (D)he plans an ambush for him.
Jeremiah 9:8
New International Version
Jeremiah 9:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)They bend their tongue like a bow;
falsehood and not truth has grown strong[a] in the land;
for they proceed from evil to evil,
(B)and they do not know me, declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:3 Septuagint; Hebrew and not for truth they have grown strong
Jeremiah 9:3
New International Version
Proverbs 24:28
English Standard Version
28 (A)Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
Proverbs 24:28
New International Version
28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause(A)—
would you use your lips to mislead?
Psalm 140:3
English Standard Version
3 They make (A)their tongue sharp as (B)a serpent's,
and (C)under their lips is the (D)venom of asps. Selah
Psalm 140:3
New International Version
Footnotes
- Psalm 140:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 8.
Psalm 120:3-4
English Standard Version
3 What shall be given to you,
(A)and what more shall be done to you,
you deceitful tongue?
4 (B)A warrior's (C)sharp arrows,
with glowing (D)coals of the broom tree!
Psalm 120:3-4
New International Version
3 What will he do to you,
and what more besides,
you deceitful tongue?
4 He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows,(A)
with burning coals of the broom bush.
Psalm 52:2
English Standard Version
Psalm 52:2
New International Version
Psalm 55:21
English Standard Version
21 His (A)speech was (B)smooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were (C)drawn swords.
Psalm 55:21
New International Version
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