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.
Proverbs 5:3-4
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3 For the lips of (A)a forbidden[a] woman drip honey,
and her speech[b] is (B)smoother than oil,
4 but in the end she is (C)bitter as (D)wormwood,
(E)sharp as (F)a two-edged sword.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:3 Hebrew strange; also verse 20
- Proverbs 5:3 Hebrew palate
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.
Psalm 28:3
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3 Do not (A)drag me off with the wicked,
with the workers of evil,
(B)who speak peace with their neighbors
while evil is in their hearts.
John 13:2
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2 During supper, when (A)the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,
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Luke 20:20-21
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20 (A)So they (B)watched him and sent spies, who (C)pretended to be sincere, that they might (D)catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of (E)the governor. 21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and (F)show no partiality,[a] but truly teach (G)the way of God.
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- Luke 20:21 Greek and do not receive a face
Matthew 26:25
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25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, (A)Rabbi?” He said to him, (B)“You have said so.”
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Proverbs 26:28
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28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 26:24-26
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24 Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
and harbors deceit in his heart;
25 (A)when he speaks graciously, believe him not,
for there are (B)seven abominations in his heart;
26 though his hatred be covered with deception,
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
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.
Psalm 64:3
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Psalm 62:4
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4 They only plan to thrust him down from his (A)high position.
They take pleasure in falsehood.
(B)They bless with their mouths,
but inwardly they curse. Selah
Psalm 59:7
English Standard Version
7 There they are, (A)bellowing with their mouths
with (B)swords in their lips—
for (C)“Who,” they think,[a] “will hear us?”
Footnotes
- Psalm 59:7 Hebrew lacks they think
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