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
"As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
Judges 16:16
And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death.
Psalm 6:2
Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are troubled.
Psalm 42:10
As with a deadly wound in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me all the day long, "Where is your God?"
2 Peter 2:7
and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked
Break me
Psalm 55:21
His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Psalm 59:7
There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips-- for "Who," they think,"will hear us?"
Psalm 64:3
who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows,
Proverbs 12:18
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.