Proverbs 25:18
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18 A man who (A)bears false witness against his neighbor
is like a war club, or (B)a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Psalm 57:4
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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.
Proverbs 12:18
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18 (A)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings (B)healing.
James 3:6
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6 And (A)the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, (B)staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,[a] and set on fire by hell.[b]
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Jeremiah 9:8
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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 9:3
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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
Proverbs 24:28
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28 (A)Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
Psalm 140:3
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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 120:3-4
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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 52:2
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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.
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