Psalm 120:4

A Cry For Truth And Peace

³ What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you,
You deceitful tongue?
⁴ Sharp arrows of the warrior,
With the burning coals of the broom tree.
⁵ Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech,
For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

Burning Coals

Mighty One

Psalm 45:5

Your arrows are sharp;
The peoples fall under You;
Your arrows are in the heart of the King’s enemies.

Deuteronomy 32:23-24

‘I will heap misfortunes on them;
I will use My arrows on them.

Psalm 7:13

He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons;
He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

Psalm 52:5

But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

Psalm 57:4

My soul is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows
And their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalm 59:7

Behold, they belch forth with their mouth;
Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “Who hears?”

Psalm 140:9-11

“As for the head of those who surround me,
May the mischief of their lips cover them.

Proverbs 11:9

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

Proverbs 11:12

He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,
But a man of understanding keeps silent.

Proverbs 11:18

The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Proverbs 16:27

A worthless man digs up evil,
While his words are like scorching fire.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who tells lies will not escape.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who tells lies will perish.

James 3:5-8

So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!

Revelation 21:8

But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”