Psalm 57:4
My life is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe out fire—
The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalm 58:6
O God, break their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
Psalm 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But his heart was hostile;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
Proverbs 30:14
There is a generation (class of people) whose teeth are like swords
And whose jaw teeth are like knives,
To devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.
Psalm 35:17
Lord, how long will You look on [without action]?
Rescue my life from their destructions,
My only life from the young lions.
Psalm 64:3
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Judges 9:20
But if not, may fire come out from Abimelech and devour the people of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the people of Shechem and Beth-millo, and devour Abimelech.”
Psalm 10:9
He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair;
He lies in wait to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
Psalm 17:12-13
He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.
Psalm 22:13-16
They open wide their mouths against me,
Like a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalm 59:7
Look how they belch out [insults] with their mouths;
Swords [of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies] are in their lips,
For they say, “Who hears us?”
Proverbs 25:18
Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow
Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).
Proverbs 28:15
Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Daniel 6:22-24
My God has sent His angel and has shut the mouths of the lions so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also before you, O king, I have committed no crime.”
John 4:10-11
Jesus answered her,
James 3:6
And the tongue is [in a sense] a fire, the very world of injustice and unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which contaminates the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life [the cycle of man’s existence], and is itself set on fire by
Revelation 19:15
From His mouth comes a sharp sword (His word) with which He may strike down the nations, and He will
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He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair;
He lies in wait to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.
They open wide their mouths against me,
Like a ravening and a roaring lion.
Lord, how long will You look on [without action]?
Rescue my life from their destructions,
My only life from the young lions.
O God, break their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
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O God, break their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
There is a generation (class of people) whose teeth are like swords
And whose jaw teeth are like knives,
To devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.
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Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow
Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).