Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Belch
Bible References
Belch
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise utters knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out folly.
Swords
Psalm 55:21
His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Psalm 57:4
My soul is among lions. I lay among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalm 64:3
who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
Psalm 109:2
for they have opened against me the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
Proverbs 12:18
There is he who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is health.