Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

General references

Bible References

Uttereth

Job 9:22
“It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’
Job 12:6
“The tents of the destroyers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
Mark 7:21
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
Luke 6:45
The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.
James 1:26
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

Thou choosest

Psalm 50:19
“You let your mouth loose in evil
And your tongue frames deceit.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.
Psalm 64:3
Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
Psalm 120:2
Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,
From a deceitful tongue.
Jeremiah 9:3
“They bend their tongue like their bow;
Lies and not truth prevail in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know Me,” declares the Lord.
James 3:5
So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!

General references

Job 33:32
“Then if you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
Job 34:8
Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity,
And walks with wicked men?