Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
An evil speaker
Bible References
An evil speaker
Psalm 12:3
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things [in boasting];
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things [in boasting];
Proverbs 6:17
A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is [dangerously] ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.
An evil man is [dangerously] 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.
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 and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.
Evil
Psalm 7:14
Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,
And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.
Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,
And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.
Psalm 9:16
The Lord has made Himself known;
He executes judgment;
The wicked are trapped by the work of their own hands. Higgaion (meditation) Selah.
The Lord has made Himself known;
He executes judgment;
The wicked are trapped by the work of their own hands. Higgaion (meditation) Selah.
Psalm 34:21
Evil will cause the death of the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty and will be condemned.
Evil will cause the death of the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty and will be condemned.
Proverbs 13:21
Adversity pursues sinners,
But the [consistently] upright will be rewarded with prosperity.
Adversity pursues sinners,
But the [consistently] upright will be rewarded with prosperity.
Isaiah 3:11
Woe (judgment is coming) to the wicked! It shall go badly with him,
For what his hand has done shall be done to him.
Woe (judgment is coming) to the wicked! It shall go badly with him,
For what his hand has done shall be done to him.