Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Bible References

Sharp, etc

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?”
Proverbs 11:9
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
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.
James 3:5
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!

General references

Genesis 39:17
Then she spoke to him with these words, “The Hebrew slave, whom you brought to us, came in to me to make sport of me;
Proverbs 25:18
Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow
Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Proverbs 26:21
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.