- be hid:
- "Thou shalt hideª° them in the secretª of thy presenceª from the prideª¹ of man:ª thou shalt keep them secretlyª° in a pavilionª from the strifeª¹ of tongues.ª" {Psa 31:20} + "[The words] of his mouthª were smootherª° than butter,ª but warª [was] in his heart:ª his wordsª were softerª° than oil,ª¹ yet [were] they¹ drawn swords.ª" {Psa 55:21} + "My soulª [is] amongª lions:ª [and] I lieª° [even among] them that are set on fire,ª° [even] the sonsª of men,ª whose teethª [are] spearsª and arrows,ª and their tongueª a sharpª sword.ª" {Psa 57:4} + "There isª that speakethª° like the piercingsª of a sword:ª but the tongueª of the wiseª [is] health.ª" {Prv 12:18} + "No¹¹ weaponª that is formedª° against¹ thee shall prosper;ª° and every¹ tongueª [that] shall riseª° against¹ thee in judgmentª thou shalt condemn.ª° This¹ [is] the heritageª of the servantsª of the LORD,ª and their righteousnessª [is] of¹¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Isa 54:17} + "Then saidª° they, Come,²°¹ and let us deviseª° devicesª against¹ Jeremiah;ª for¹ the lawª shall not¹ perishª° from the priest,ª¹ nor counselª from the wise,ª¹ nor the wordª from the prophet.ª¹ Come,²°¹ and let us smiteª° him with the tongue,ª and let us not¹ give heedª° to¹ any¹ of his words.ª" {Jer 18:18} + "Evenª soª the¹ tongueª isª° a littleª member,ª andª boasteth great things.ª° Behold,ª° how greatª a matterª a littleª fireª kindleth!ª° ... Butª the¹ tongueª canª° noª manª tame;ª° [it is] an unrulyª evil,ª fullª of deadlyª poison.ª" {Jms 3:5-8}
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