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 shall adorn wisdom, but the mouth of fools shall speak foolishness.
Swords
Psalm 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Psalm 57:4
My soul is among lions, and I lie even among those that 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 whet their tongue like a sword and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words
Psalm 109:2
for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; they have spoken of me with a lying tongue.
Proverbs 12:18
There are those that speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is medicine.