Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Devouring
General references
Bible References
Devouring
1 Samuel 22:18
The king said to Doeg: You turn around and attack the priests. Doeg the Edomite turned around and attacked the priests. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
James 3:6
The tongue is like fire, the place of iniquity among our members. It defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of our life. It is set ablaze like the ever-burning fires in the Valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction).
General references
Psalm 109:17
He loved to put curses on others, so he, too, was cursed. He did not like to bless others, so he never received a blessing.
Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.