Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Bible References

An evil speaker

Psalm 12:3
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things;
Proverbs 6:17
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.
Proverbs 17:20
He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Evil

Psalm 7:14
Behold, he travails with wickedness,
And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.
Psalm 9:16
The Lord has made Himself known;
He has executed judgment.
In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah.
Psalm 34:21
Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
Proverbs 13:21
Adversity pursues sinners,
But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
Isaiah 3:11
Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him,
For what he deserves will be done to him.