Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Uttereth
Thou choosest
Bible References
Uttereth
Job 9:22 It is all the same. Therefore I say,
“He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.”
“He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.”
Job 12:6 The tents of robbers are safe,
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.
Mark 7:21 For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,
Luke 6:45 A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
James 1:26
If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, then his religion is useless and he deceives himself.
Thou choosest
Psalm 50:19 You unleash your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue for deceit.
and harness your tongue for deceit.
Psalm 52:2 Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
Psalm 64:3 who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,
and aim bitter words like arrows,
Psalm 120:2 “Lord, deliver me from lying lips
and a deceitful tongue.”
and a deceitful tongue.”
Jeremiah 9:3 They bent their tongues like their bows;
lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land,
for they proceed from one evil to another,
and they do not take Me into account.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land,
for they proceed from one evil to another,
and they do not take Me into account.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
James 3:5
So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites.