Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Grievous things

Bible References

The lying

John 8:44
"You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a man-slayer from the very beginning; and he has no standing place in the truth, because truth is not in him. Whenever he utters a lie, he speaks from his nature, for he is a liar and the father of lying.
Revelation 21:8
But as for the cowards, the faithless, the abominable, And for the murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, Idolaters, and all liars, Their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone. "This is the second death."
Revelation 22:15
Without are the dogs, the sorcerers, the immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and all who live and make a lie.

Speak

Matthew 10:25
"It is enough for the pupil to fare like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more, the members of his household.
Matthew 12:24
When the Pharisees heard it they said, "It is only by the aid of Beelzebub, the Prince of the demons, that this fellow is driving out demons."
John 8:48
In reply the Jews said to him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan, and you also have a demon?"
Acts 25:7
When he came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him and brought a number of serious charges against him, which they could not prove.

Grievous things

Jude 1:15
to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly deeds which in their ungodliness they have committed; and of all the hard things which they have spoken against Him, ungodly sinners that they are!"