Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
General references
Bible References
General references
Proverbs 12:18
Some speak rashly like the cutting of a sword, but what the wise say promotes healing.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue, like a sharp razor, devises wicked things and crafts treachery.
Psalm 55:21
His mouth is as smooth as butter, while war is in his heart. His words were as smooth as olive oil, while his sword is drawn.
Psalm 57:4
I am surrounded by lions. I lie down with those who burn with fire that is, with people whose teeth are like spears and arrows whose tongues are like sharp swords.
Psalm 120:3
What will be given to you, and what will be done to you, you treacherous tongue?
Psalm 140:3
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Interlude
Jeremiah 9:3
They use their tongues like a bow. Lies rather than truth fly throughout the land. They progress from one evil to another, and they don't know me," declares the LORD.
James 3:6
The tongue is a fire, a world of evil. Placed among the parts of our bodies, the tongue contaminates the whole body and sets on fire the course of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.