Proverbs 25:18
"A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow."
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- 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."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 12:18
"There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health."
Read in chapter → - 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."
Read in chapter → - James 3:6
"And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 24:28
"Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips."
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 → - Psalms 120:3
"What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 140:3
"They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 52:2
"Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully."
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."
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