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
[Like] a club and sword and a sharp arrow [is] a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue plans destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceit.
Psalm 57:4
My soul [is] among lions. I lie down [among those who] devour-- the children of humankind whose teeth [are] spears and arrows and whose tongues [are] sharp swords.
Psalm 59:7
Look, they pour out [talk] with their mouth. Swords [are] on their lips, for [they say], "Who hears?"
Psalm 64:3
who sharpen their tongue like a sword. They bend [their bow to shoot] their arrows--bitter words,
James 3:6
And the tongue [is] a fire! The world of unrighteousness, the tongue, is set among our members, defiling the whole body and setting on fire {the course of human existence}, being set on fire by hell.
General references
Proverbs 25:18
[Like] a club and sword and a sharp arrow [is] a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.