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
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.
Proverbs 6:17
arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech,
but a righteous one escapes from trouble.
Proverbs 17:20
One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
Proverbs 18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Evil

Psalm 7:14
See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
Psalm 9:16
The Lord has revealed Himself;
He has executed justice,
striking down the wicked
by the work of their hands.Higgaion. Selah
Psalm 34:21
Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.
Proverbs 13:21
Disaster pursues sinners,
but good rewards the righteous.
Isaiah 3:11
Woe to the wicked—it will go badly for them,
for what they have done will be done to them.

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