Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
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Bible References
That
Proverbs 25:18
A man who bears FALSE witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Psalm 52:2
Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalm 57:4
My soul is among lions. I lay among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalm 59:7
Behold, they belch out with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, for [they say], Who hears?
Psalm 64:3
who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. Thus, the tongue is made to lead among our body-parts, defiling the whole body, and setting the cycle of nature on fire, and being set on fire by hell.
General references
Proverbs 25:18
A man who bears FALSE witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.