Jeremiah 9:8
"Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait."
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- Psalms 28:3
"Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 26:24
"He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 120:3
"What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 64:3
"Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:"
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 3:27
"And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 12:2
"They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak."
Read in chapter → - Jeremiah 9:3
"And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 20:9
"And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 55:21
"The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 57:4
"My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword."
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