Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.

Bible References

They bend

Jeremiah 9:5
Each one betrays his friend;
no one tells the truth.
They have taught their tongues to speak lies;
they wear themselves out doing wrong.
Psalm 52:2
Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
Psalm 64:3
who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,
Psalm 120:2
Lord, deliver me from lying lips
and a deceitful tongue.”
Isaiah 59:3
For your hands are defiled with blood
and your fingers, with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies,
and your tongues mutter injustice.
Micah 7:3
Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
Romans 3:13
Their throat is an open grave;
they deceive with their tongues.
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.

Valiant

Matthew 10:31
So don’t be afraid therefore; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Mark 8:38
For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.
Philippians 1:28
not being frightened in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of destruction for them, but of your deliverance—and this is from God.
Jude 1:3
Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write and exhort you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.
Revelation 12:11
They conquered him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony,
for they did not love their lives
in the face of death.

For they

Jeremiah 7:26
However, they wouldn’t listen to Me or pay attention but became obstinate; they did more evil than their ancestors.
2 Timothy 3:13
Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.

They know

Jeremiah 4:22
“For My people are fools;
they do not know Me.
They are foolish children,
without understanding.
They are skilled in doing what is evil,
but they do not know how to do what is good.”
Jeremiah 22:16
He took up the case of the poor and needy,
then it went well.
Is this not what it means to know Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 31:34
No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me, from the least to the greatest of them”—this is the Lord’s declaration. “For I will forgive their wrongdoing and never again remember their sin.”
Judges 2:10
That whole generation was also gathered to their ancestors. After them another generation rose up who did not know the Lord or the works He had done for Israel.
1 Samuel 2:12
Eli’s sons were wicked men; they had no regard for the Lord
Hosea 4:1
Hear the word of the Lord, people of Israel,
for the Lord has a case
against the inhabitants of the land:
There is no truth, no faithful love,
and no knowledge of God in the land!
John 8:54
“If I glorify Myself,” Jesus answered, “My glory is nothing. My Father—you say about Him, ‘He is our God’—He is the One who glorifies Me.
John 17:3
This is eternal life:
that they may know You, the only true God,
and the One You have sent—Jesus Christ.
Romans 1:28
And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.
2 Corinthians 4:4
In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

General references

Genesis 39:16
She put Joseph’s garment beside her until his master came home.
Judges 16:6
So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me, where does your great strength come from? How could someone tie you up and make you helpless?”
Proverbs 25:18
A man giving false testimony against his neighbor
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Habakkuk 1:3
Why do You force me to look at injustice?
Why do You tolerate wrongdoing?
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
Acts 24:9
The Jews also joined in the attack, alleging that these things were so.

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