Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
General references
Bible References
Sharp, etc
Psalm 57:4
My soul [is] among lions. I lie down [among those who] devour-- the children of humankind whose teeth [are] spears and arrows and whose tongues [are] sharp swords.
Psalm 59:7
Look, they pour out [talk] with their mouth. Swords [are] on their lips, for [they say], "Who hears?"
Proverbs 11:9
With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
Proverbs 16:27
A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips [are] like a scorching fire.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a whisper [are] like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down [to] inner parts of the body.
James 3:5
So also the tongue is a small member [of the body] and boasts great [things]. Behold how small a fire sets ablaze how great a forest!
General references
Genesis 39:17
Then she spoke to him according to these words, saying, "The Hebrew slave that you brought to us came to me to make fun of me.
Proverbs 25:18
[Like] a club and sword and a sharp arrow [is] a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Proverbs 26:21
[As] charcoal [is] to hot embers and wood [is] to fire, so a man of quarrels [is] to kindling strife.