Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
General references
Bible References
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Psalm 57:4
My soul is among lions. I lay among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalm 59:7
Behold, they belch out with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, for [they say], Who hears?
Proverbs 11:9
The hypocrite destroys his neighbor with his mouth, but the righteous shall be delivered through knowledge.
Proverbs 16:27
A worthless man devises mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts.
James 3:5
So also the tongue is a little body-part, and boasts greatly. Behold a little fire, how much wood it kindles.
General references
Genesis 39:17
And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou have brought to us, came in to me to mock me.
Proverbs 25:18
A man who bears FALSE witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 26:21
[As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.