Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Bend
General references
Bible References
Whet
Psalm 57:4 I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down with those who devour men.
Their teeth are spears and arrows;
their tongues are sharp swords.
I lie down with those who devour men.
Their teeth are spears and arrows;
their tongues are sharp swords.
Proverbs 12:18 There is one who speaks rashly,
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 30:14 There is a generation whose teeth are swords,
whose fangs are knives,
devouring the oppressed from the land
and the needy from among mankind.
whose fangs are knives,
devouring the oppressed from the land
and the needy from among mankind.
Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you will succeed,
and you will refute any accusation
raised against you in court.
This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants,
and their righteousness is from Me.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
and you will refute any accusation
raised against you in court.
This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants,
and their righteousness is from Me.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 9:3 They bent their tongues like their bows;
lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land,
for they proceed from one evil to another,
and they do not take Me into account.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land,
for they proceed from one evil to another,
and they do not take Me into account.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.
Bend
Psalm 11:2 For look, the wicked string the bow;
they put the arrow on the bowstring
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
they put the
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
Psalm 58:7 They will vanish like water that flows by;
they will aim their useless arrows.
they will aim their useless arrows.
General references
Genesis 49:23 The archers attacked him,
shot at him, and were hostile toward him.
shot at him, and were hostile toward him.