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 is one that speaks like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise brings health.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises evil; 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 were they drawn swords.
Psalm 57:4
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them 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 you? or what shall be done unto you, you false tongue?
Psalm 140:3
They have sharpened their tongues 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 know not me, says 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 nature; and it is set on fire by hell.