Proverbs 25:18
New Living Translation
18 Telling lies about others
is as harmful as hitting them with an ax,
wounding them with a sword,
or shooting them with 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
New Living Translation
4 I am surrounded by fierce lions
who greedily devour human prey—
whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows,
and whose tongues cut like swords.
Psalm 57:4
New International Version
Proverbs 12:18
New Living Translation
18 Some people make cutting remarks,
but the words of the wise bring healing.
Proverbs 12:18
New International Version
James 3:6
New Living Translation
6 And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.[a]
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- 3:6 Or for it will burn in hell (Greek Gehenna).
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
New Living Translation
8 For their tongues shoot lies like poisoned arrows.
They speak friendly words to their neighbors
while scheming in their heart to kill them.
Jeremiah 9:8
New International Version
Jeremiah 9:3
New Living Translation
Judgment for Disobedience
3 “My people bend their tongues like bows
to shoot out lies.
They refuse to stand up for the truth.
They only go from bad to worse.
They do not know me,”
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:3
New International Version
Proverbs 24:28
New Living Translation
28 Don’t testify against your neighbors without cause;
don’t lie about them.
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
New Living Translation
3 Their tongues sting like a snake;
the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude
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
New Living Translation
3 O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you?
How will he increase your punishment?
4 You will be pierced with sharp arrows
and burned with glowing coals.
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
New Living Translation
2 All day long you plot destruction.
Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;
you’re an expert at telling lies.
Psalm 52:2
New International Version
Psalm 55:21
New Living Translation
21 His words are as smooth as butter,
but in his heart is war.
His words are as soothing as lotion,
but underneath are daggers!
Psalm 55:21
New International Version
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