Bible Cross References
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Psalm 57:4
I am surrounded by enemies, who are like lions hungry for human flesh. Their teeth are like spears and arrows; their tongues are like sharp swords.
Psalm 59:7
Listen to their insults and threats. Their tongues are like swords in their mouths, yet they think that no one hears them.
Proverbs 11:9
You can be ruined by the talk of godless people, but the wisdom of the righteous can save you.
Proverbs 11:12
It is foolish to speak scornfully of others. If you are smart, you will keep quiet.
Proverbs 11:18
Wicked people do not really gain anything, but if you do what is right, you are certain to be rewarded.
Proverbs 16:27
Evil people look for ways to harm others; even their words burn with evil.
Proverbs 18:8
Gossip is so tasty---how we love to swallow it!
Proverbs 18:21
What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.
James 3:5-8
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So it is with the tongue: small as it is, it can boast about great things. Just think how large a forest can be set on fire by a tiny flame!
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And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself.
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We humans are able to tame and have tamed all other creatures---wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish.
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But no one has ever been able to tame the tongue. It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison.
arrows
Psalm 7:13
he takes up his deadly weapons and aims his burning arrows.
Psalm 52:5
So God will ruin you forever; he will take hold of you and snatch you from your home; he will remove you from the world of the living.
Psalm 140:9
Don't let my enemies be victorious; make their threats against me fall back on them.
Psalm 140:11
May those who accuse others falsely not succeed; may evil overtake violent people and destroy them.
Deuteronomy 32:23
" 'I will bring on them endless disasters and use all my arrows against them.
Deuteronomy 32:24
They will die from hunger and fever; they will die from terrible diseases. I will send wild animals to attack them, and poisonous snakes to bite them.
Proverbs 12:22
The LORD hates liars, but is pleased with those who keep their word.
Proverbs 19:5
If you tell lies in court, you will be punished---there will be no escape.
Proverbs 19:9
No one who tells lies in court can escape punishment; he is doomed.
Revelation 21:8
But cowards, traitors, perverts, murderers, the immoral, those who practice magic, those who worship idols, and all liars---the place for them is the lake burning with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."