Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Bible References
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Psalm 10:2
The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
Psalm 36:11
Do not let arrogant men overtake me, or let evil men make me homeless!
Psalm 40:4
How blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!
Psalm 86:14
O God, arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.
Psalm 124:5
The raging water would have overwhelmed us.
Psalm 140:5
Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)
Exodus 18:11
Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods, for in the thing in which they dealt proudly against them he has destroyed them."
James 4:6
But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but he gives grace to the humble."
The strife
Psalm 64:2
Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers.
Psalm 140:3
Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper's venom is behind their lips. (Selah)
Job 5:21
You will be protected from malicious gossip, and will not be afraid of the destruction when it comes.
Romans 13:13
Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
Galatians 5:20
idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, factions,
1 Timothy 6:4
he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,
James 3:5
So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.