Psalm 31:20

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.

From

James 4:6

The strife

James 3:5

Bible References

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But He gives a greater spiritual blessing. He says, "God opposes haughty people but blesses humble people."

The strife

Let us live becomingly for people who are in the light of day, not in carousing and drunkenness, nor in sexual immorality and licentiousness, nor in quarreling and jealousy.

I repeat it, I am apprehensive that, somehow or other, there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, rivalries, slanders, gossiping, haughty pride, and disorders,

idolatry, sorcery, enmity, quarreling, jealousy, anger, intrigues, dissensions, party-spirit,

he is a conceited ignoramus with a morbid appetite for discussions and controversies which lead to envy, quarreling, abuse, base suspicions,

So the tongue, too, is a little organ but can boast of great achievements. See how a spark, ever so tiny, can set a vast forest on fire!