And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. Thus the tongue is set among our members, defiling the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by Gehenna.

His flattery has been with forked tongue, and war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men who are on fire, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Behold, they belch with their mouth; swords are in their lips; for they say, Who hears?

who sharpen their tongue like a sword. They have bent their bows to shoot their arrows; even bitter words,

so that they may shoot at the perfect one from a hiding place; suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

Their wine is the poison of serpents, and the cruel venom of vipers.

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent, like the deaf cobra that stops its ear,

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; the poison of vipers is under their lips. Selah

The snake may bite if it is not charmed; and a master of the tongue is no better.

Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they have practiced deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips;

So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who leads the whole world astray; he was cast out onto the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.