Thematic Bible
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Arrows » Illustrative » Of bitter words
Slander » Instances of » Of david, by his enemies
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent’s;
Poison of a viper is under their lips.
For I have heard the slander and whispering of many,
Terror is on every side;
While they schemed together against me,
They plotted to take away my life.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
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.
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.
The wicked » Characteristics of
For the wicked cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And they are deprived of sleep unless they make someone stumble and fall.
[and they will be] unloving [devoid of natural human affection, calloused and inhumane], irreconcilable, malicious gossips, devoid of self-control [intemperate, immoral], brutal, haters of good,
Ah, sinful nation,
A people loaded down with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing],
Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who behave corruptly!
They have abandoned (rejected) the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel [provoking Him to anger],
They have turned away from Him.
wild waves of the sea, flinging up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of deep darkness has been reserved forever.
You love evil more than good,
And falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.
For there is nothing trustworthy or reliable or truthful in what they say;
Their heart is destruction [just a treacherous chasm, a yawning gulf of lies].
Their throat is an open grave;
They [glibly] flatter with their [silken] tongue.
The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up mire and mud.
Wickedness » Characteristics of
For the wicked cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And they are deprived of sleep unless they make someone stumble and fall.
[and they will be] unloving [devoid of natural human affection, calloused and inhumane], irreconcilable, malicious gossips, devoid of self-control [intemperate, immoral], brutal, haters of good,
Ah, sinful nation,
A people loaded down with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing],
Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who behave corruptly!
They have abandoned (rejected) the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel [provoking Him to anger],
They have turned away from Him.
wild waves of the sea, flinging up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of deep darkness has been reserved forever.
You love evil more than good,
And falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.
For there is nothing trustworthy or reliable or truthful in what they say;
Their heart is destruction [just a treacherous chasm, a yawning gulf of lies].
Their throat is an open grave;
They [glibly] flatter with their [silken] tongue.
The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up mire and mud.