Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
General references
Bible References
Sharp, etc
Psalm 57:4
My life is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe out fire—
The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
My life is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe out fire—
The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalm 59:7
Look how they belch out [insults] with their mouths;
Swords [of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies] are in their lips,
For they say, “Who hears us?”
Look how they belch out [insults] with their mouths;
Swords [of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies] are in their lips,
For they say, “Who hears us?”
Proverbs 11:9
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge and discernment the righteous will be rescued.
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge and discernment the righteous will be rescued.
Proverbs 16:27
A worthless man devises and digs up evil,
And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire.
A worthless man devises and digs up evil,
And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
James 3:5
In the same sense, the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.
See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark!
See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark!
General references
Genesis 39:17
Then she told her husband the same story, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you brought among us, came to me to mock and insult me;
Proverbs 25:18
Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow
Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).
Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow
Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).
Proverbs 26:21
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.