Psalm 59:7
Look how they belch out [insults] with their mouths;
Swords [of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies] are in their lips,
For they say, “Who hears us?”
Psalm 57:4
My life is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe out fire—
The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalm 10:11
He says to himself, “God has [quite] forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see my deed.”
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise speaks knowledge that is pleasing and acceptable,
But the [babbling] mouth of fools spouts folly.
Psalm 73:11
They say, “How does God know?
Is there knowledge [of us] with the Most High?”
Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Job 22:12-13
“Is not God in the height of heaven?
And behold the distant stars, how high they are!
Psalm 10:13
Why has the wicked spurned and shown disrespect to God?
He has said to himself, “You will not require me to account.”
Psalm 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But his heart was hostile;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
Psalm 64:3-5
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
Psalm 94:4
They pour out words, speaking arrogant things;
All who do evil boast proudly.
Psalm 94:7-9
Yet they say, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob (Israel) notice it.”
Psalm 109:2-3
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous thinks carefully about how to answer [in a wise and appropriate and timely way],
But the [babbling] mouth of the wicked pours out malevolent things.
Jeremiah 33:24
“Have you not noticed what this people have spoken, saying, ‘The two families [Israel the northern kingdom, and Judah the southern kingdom] which the Lord chose, He has rejected’? Thus they despise My [chosen] people, no longer are they [considered] as a nation in their sight.
Matthew 12:34
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Belch
Bible References
Belch
The tongue of the wise speaks knowledge that is pleasing and acceptable,
But the [babbling] mouth of fools spouts folly.
Swords
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But his heart was hostile;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
My life is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe out fire—
The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.