Jeremiah 9:8
“Their tongue is a murderous arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor,
But in his heart he lays traps and waits in ambush for him.
Psalm 28:3
Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who do evil,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While malice and mischief are in their hearts.
Jeremiah 9:3
“They bend their tongue like their bow;
[Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says the Lord.
Psalm 12:2
They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
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 120:3
What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you,
You deceitful tongue?—
2 Samuel 3:27
So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside to the middle of the gate to speak to him privately, and there he struck Abner in the abdomen so that he died,
2 Samuel 20:9-10
Joab said to Amasa, “Is it going well with you, my
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.
Psalm 64:3-4
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
Psalm 64:8
So they will be caused to stumble;
Their own tongue is against them;
All who gaze at them will shake the head [in scorn].
Proverbs 26:24-26
He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
But he stores up deceit in his heart.
Jeremiah 5:26
‘For wicked men are found among My people,
They watch like fowlers who lie in wait;
They set a trap,
They catch men.
Jeremiah 9:5
“Everyone deceives and mocks his neighbor
And does not speak the truth.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They exhaust themselves with sin and cruelty.
Matthew 26:48-49
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”
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Tongue
“They bend their tongue like their bow;
[Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says the Lord.
They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
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.
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you,
You deceitful tongue?—
One
Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who do evil,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While malice and mischief are in their hearts.
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.
He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
But he stores up deceit in his heart.
General references
Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow
Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).