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
Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
Psalm 57:4
I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
Psalm 59:7
Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?"
Psalm 64:3
They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence -- and is set on fire by hell.
General references
Proverbs 25:18
Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.