Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
General references
Bible References
That
Proverbs 25:18 A man giving false testimony against his neighbor
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Psalm 52:2 Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
Psalm 57:4 I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down with those who devour men.
Their teeth are spears and arrows;
their tongues are sharp swords.
I lie down with those who devour men.
Their teeth are spears and arrows;
their tongues are sharp swords.
Psalm 59:7 Look, they spew from their mouths—
sharp words from their lips.
“For who,” they say, “will hear?”
sharp words from
“For who,” they say, “will hear?”
Psalm 64:3 who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,
and aim bitter words like arrows,
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.
General references
Proverbs 25:18 A man giving false testimony against his neighbor
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.