Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
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Bible References
Whet
Psalm 57:4
I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
Proverbs 12:18
Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.
Proverbs 30:14
There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.
Isaiah 54:17
No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed; you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. This is what the Lord will do for his servants -- I will vindicate them," says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:3
The Lord says, "These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence -- and is set on fire by hell.
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Psalm 11:2
For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.
Psalm 58:7
Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!
General references
Genesis 49:23
The archers will attack him, they will shoot at him and oppose him.