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
There are those that speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is medicine.
Psalm 52:2
Thy tongue devises wickedness like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalm 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Psalm 57:4
My soul is among lions, and I lie even among those that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalm 120:3
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
Psalm 140:3
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Jeremiah 9:3
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies, but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth for they proceed from evil to evil, and they did not recognize me, said the LORD.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of our nature; and it is set on fire of hell.