"There isª that speakethª° like the piercingsª of a sword:ª but the tongueª of the wiseª [is] health.ª" {Prv 12:18} + "Thy tongueª devisethª° mischiefs;ª like a sharpª° razor,ª workingª° deceitfully.ª" {Psa 52:2} + "[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} + "What¹ shall be givenª° unto thee? or what¹ shall be doneª° unto thee, thou falseª tongue?ª ... Sharpª° arrowsª of the mighty,ª with¹ coalsª of juniper.ª" {Psa 120:3-4} + "They have sharpenedª° their tonguesª like¹ a serpent;ª adders'ª poisonª [is] under¹ their lips.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 140:3} + "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} + "Their tongueª [is as] an arrowª shot out;ª° it speakethª° deceit:ª [one] speakethª° peaceablyª to¹ his neighbourª with his mouth,ª but in heartª he layethª° his wait.ª" {Jer 9:8} + "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" {Jms 3:6} |
