Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Set
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Bible References
Among
Psalm 10:9
He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair;
He lies in wait to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair;
He lies in wait to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
Psalm 17:12
He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.
He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.
Psalm 22:13
They open wide their mouths against me,
Like a ravening and a roaring lion.
They open wide their mouths against me,
Like a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalm 35:17
Lord, how long will You look on [without action]?
Rescue my life from their destructions,
My only life from the young lions.
Lord, how long will You look on [without action]?
Rescue my life from their destructions,
My only life from the young lions.
Psalm 58:6
O God, break their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
O God, break their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
Proverbs 28:15
Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Daniel 6:22
My God has sent His angel and has shut the mouths of the lions so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also before you, O king, I have committed no crime.”
Set
Judges 9:20
But if not, may fire come out from Abimelech and devour the people of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the people of Shechem and Beth-millo, and devour Abimelech.”
James 3:6
And the tongue is [in a sense] a fire, the very world of injustice and unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which contaminates the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life [the cycle of man’s existence], and is itself set on fire by hell (Gehenna).
Whose
Psalm 58:6
O God, break their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
O God, break their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
John 4:10
Jesus answered her, “If you knew [about] God’s gift [of eternal life], and who it is who says, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him [instead], and He would have given you living water (eternal life).”
Proverbs 30:14
There is a generation (class of people) whose teeth are like swords
And whose jaw teeth are like knives,
To devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.
There is a generation (class of people) whose teeth are like swords
And whose jaw teeth are like knives,
To devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.
General references
Proverbs 25:18
Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow
Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).
Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow
Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).
Luke 23:23
But they were insistent and unrelenting, demanding with loud voices that Jesus be crucified. And their voices began to prevail and accomplish their purpose.