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.
Psalm 57:4
New King James Version
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.
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.
Jeremiah 9:8
New King James Version
8 Their tongue is an arrow shot out;
It speaks (A)deceit;
One speaks (B)peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth,
But [a]in his heart he [b]lies in wait.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:8 Inwardly he
- Jeremiah 9:8 sets his ambush
Jeremiah 9:3
New King James Version
3 “And like their bow (A)they have bent their tongues for lies.
They are not valiant for the truth on the earth.
For they proceed from (B)evil to evil,
And they (C)do not know Me,” says the Lord.
Proverbs 24:28
New King James Version
28 (A)Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
[a]For would you deceive with your lips?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:28 LXX, Vg. Do not deceive
Psalm 140:3
New King James Version
3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The (A)poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
Psalm 120:3-4
New King James Version
3 What shall be given to you,
Or what shall be done to you,
You false tongue?
4 Sharp arrows of the [a]warrior,
With coals of the broom tree!
Footnotes
- Psalm 120:4 mighty one
Psalm 52:2
New King James Version
2 Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalm 55:21
New King James Version
21 (A)The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But war was in his heart;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
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