- sharpened:
- "Thy tongueª devisethª° mischiefs;ª like a sharpª° razor,ª workingª° deceitfully.ª ... Thou lovestª° evilª more than good;ª¹ [and] lyingª rather than to speakª°¹ righteousness.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 52:2-3} + "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} + "Behold,¹ they belch outª° with their mouth:ª swordsª [are] in their lips:ª for¹ who,¹ [say they], doth hear?ª°" {Psa 59:7} + "Who¹ whetª° their tongueª like a sword,ª [and] bendª° [their bows to shoot] their arrows,ª [even] bitterª words:ª ... That they may shootª° in secretª at the perfect:ª suddenlyª do they shootª° at him, and fearª° not.¹" {Psa 64:3-4} + "There isª that speakethª° like the piercingsª of a sword:ª but the tongueª of the wiseª [is] health.ª" {Prv 12:18} + "For¹ your handsª are defiledª° with blood,ª and your fingersª with iniquity;ª your lipsª have spokenª° lies,ª your tongueª hath mutteredª° perverseness.ª ... They hatchª° cockatrice'ª eggs,ª and weaveª° the spider'sª web:ª he that eatethª° of their eggsª¹ dieth,ª° and that which is crushedª breaketh outª° into a viper.ª" {Isa 59:3-5} + "In transgressingª° and lyingª° against the LORD,ª and departing awayª° fromª¹ our God,ª speakingª° oppressionª and revolt,ª conceivingª° and utteringª° from the heartª¹ wordsª of falsehood.ª" {Isa 59:13} + "And they bendª°¹ their tonguesª [like] their bowª [for] lies:ª but they are not¹ valiantª° for the truthª upon the earth;ª for¹ they proceedª° from evilª¹ to¹ evil,ª and they knowª° not¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 9:3} + "And they will deceiveª° every oneª his neighbour,ª and will not¹ speakª° the truth:ª they have taughtª° their tongueª to speakª° lies,ª [and] weary²° themselves¹ to commit iniquity.ª°" {Jer 9:5} + "Andª the¹ tongueª [is] a fire,ª a worldª of iniquity:ª soª isª° the¹ tongueª amongª ourª members,ª that it defileth²°¹ the¹ wholeª body,ª andª setteth on fireª° the¹ courseª of nature;ª andª it is set on fireª° ofª hell.ª ... Butª the¹ tongueª canª° noª manª tame;ª° [it is] an unrulyª evil,ª fullª of deadlyª poison.ª" {Jms 3:6-8}
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