Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
Bible References
Vex
Job 27:2
By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;
Judges 16:16
So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death.
Psalm 6:2
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am wasted away: make me well, for even my bones are troubled.
Psalm 42:10
The cruel words of my haters are like a crushing of my bones; when they say to me every day, Where is your God?
2 Peter 2:7
And kept safe Lot, the upright man, who was deeply troubled by the unclean life of the evil-doers
Break me
Psalm 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.
Psalm 59:7
See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?
Psalm 64:3
Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;
Proverbs 12:18
There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.