Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
A wholesome
Bible References
A wholesome
Proverbs 12:18 There is one who speaks rashly,
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb:
sweet to the taste and health to the body.
sweet to the taste
Malachi 4:2
But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.
A tree
Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.
and those who hold on to her are happy.
Genesis 3:22
The Lord God said, “Since man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever.”
1 Timothy 6:3
If anyone teaches other doctrine and does not agree with the sound teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the teaching that promotes godliness,
Revelation 2:7 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the victor the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise.
A breach
Proverbs 18:8 A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.
that goes down to one’s innermost being.
Proverbs 26:22 A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.
that goes down to one’s innermost being.
Psalm 52:2 Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
Psalm 109:22 For I am afflicted and needy;
my heart is wounded within me.
my heart is wounded within me.