Proverbs 12:18
New King James Version
18 (A)There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise promotes health.
Proverbs 16:24
New King James Version
24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
Proverbs 15:4
New King James Version
4 A [a]wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:4 Lit. healing
James 3:6-8
New King James Version
6 And (A)the tongue is a fire, a world of [a]iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it (B)defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of [b]nature; and it is set on fire by [c]hell. 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, (C)full of deadly poison.
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Psalm 57:4
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4 My soul is among lions;
I lie among the sons of men
Who are set on fire,
(A)Whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalm 52:2
New King James Version
2 Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Daniel 11:33
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33 And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering.
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Proverbs 25:18
New King James Version
18 (A)A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 15:7
New King James Version
7 The lips of the wise [a]disperse knowledge,
But the heart of the fool does not do so.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:7 spread
Proverbs 13:17
New King James Version
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
But (A)a faithful ambassador brings health.
Proverbs 10:20-21
New King James Version
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of [a]wisdom.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:21 Lit. heart
Proverbs 4:22
New King James Version
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
Psalm 64:3
New King James Version
3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
(A)And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
Revelation 22:2
New King James Version
2 (A)In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was (B)the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were (C)for the healing of the nations.
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Revelation 1:16
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16 (A)He had in His right hand seven stars, (B)out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, (C)and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.
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Psalm 59:7
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