1 Kings 2:23

Then Solomon took an oath by the Lord: “May God punish me and do so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his life.

Ruth 1:17

Where you die, I will die,
and there I will be buried.
May Yahweh punish me,
and do so severely,
if anything but death separates you and me.

1 Samuel 14:44

Saul declared to him, “May God punish me and do so severely if you do not die, Jonathan!”

2 Samuel 3:9

May God punish Abner and do so severely if I don’t do for David what the Lord swore to him:

2 Samuel 3:35

Then they came to urge David to eat bread while it was still day, but David took an oath: “May God punish me and do so severely if I taste bread or anything else before sunset!”

2 Samuel 19:13

And tell Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me and do so severely if you don’t become commander of the army from now on instead of Joab!’”

1 Kings 20:10

Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.”

2 Kings 6:31

He announced, “May God punish me and do so severely if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.”

Psalm 64:8

They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.

Psalm 140:9

When those who surround me rise up,
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.

Proverbs 18:6-7

A fool’s lips lead to strife,
and his mouth provokes a beating.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious,
but the lips of a fool consume him.

Luke 19:22

“He told him, ‘I will judge you by what you have said, you evil slave! If you knew I was a tough man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,

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