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 in the midst of lions; I lie down amid fiery beasts-- the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
Psalm 59:7
There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips-- for "Who," they think,"will hear us?"
Proverbs 11:9
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
Proverbs 16:27
A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
James 3:5
So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
General references
Genesis 39:17
and she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to laugh at me.
Proverbs 25:18
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 26:21
As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.