Psalms 64:3

Geneva Bible (1560)

Which haue whette their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrowes bitter wordes.

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  • Ps 58:7 : 7 Let them melt like the waters, let them passe away: when hee shooteth his arrowes, let them be as broken.
  • Ps 11:2 : 2 For loe, the wicked bende their bowe, and make readie their arrowes vpon the string, that they may secretly shoote at them, which are vpright in heart.
  • Ps 57:4 : 4 My soule is among lions: I lie among the children of men, that are set on fire: whose teeth are speares and arrowes, & their tongue a sharpe sworde.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.
  • Prov 30:14 : 14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swordes, and their chawes as kniues to eate vp the afflicted out of the earth, and the poore from among men.
  • Isa 54:17 : 17 But all the weapons that are made against thee, shall not prosper: and euery tongue that shall rise against thee in iudgement, thou shalt condemne. This is the heritage of the Lords seruants, and their righteousnesse is of me, sayth the Lorde.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 And they bende their tongues like their bowes for lyes: but they haue no courage for the trueth vpon the earth: for they proceede from euill to worse, and they haue not knowen mee, sayth the Lord.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 And the tongue is fire, yea, a worlde of wickednesse: so is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire of hell. 7 For the whole nature of beasts, & of birds, and of creeping things, and things of the sea is tamed, and hath bene tamed of the nature of man. 8 But the tongue can no man tame. It is an vnruly euill, full of deadly poyson.

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  • Ps 64:4-5
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    4 To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not.

    5 They encourage themselues in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares priuilie, and say, Who shall see them?

  • Ps 64:7-8
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    7 But God will shoote an arrowe at them suddenly: their strokes shalbe at once.

    8 They shall cause their owne tongue to fall vpon them: and whosoeuer shall see them, shall flee away.

  • Ps 140:2-3
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    81%

    2 Which imagine euill things in their heart, and make warre continually.

    3 They haue sharpened their tongues like a serpent: adders poyson is vnder their lips. Selah.

  • 8 Their tongue is as an arow shot out, and speaketh deceite: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart hee layeth waite for him.

  • 2 For loe, the wicked bende their bowe, and make readie their arrowes vpon the string, that they may secretly shoote at them, which are vpright in heart.

  • Ps 37:14-15
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    14 The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.

    15 But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.

  • Rom 3:13-15
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    13 Their throte is an open sepulchre: they haue vsed their tongues to deceit: the poyson of aspes is vnder their lippes.

    14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse.

    15 Their feete are swift to shead blood.

  • 7 Let them melt like the waters, let them passe away: when hee shooteth his arrowes, let them be as broken.

  • Ps 120:3-4
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    3 What doeth thy deceitfull tongue bring vnto thee? or what doeth it auaile thee?

    4 It is as the sharpe arrowes of a mightie man, and as the coales of iuniper.

  • 3 And they bende their tongues like their bowes for lyes: but they haue no courage for the trueth vpon the earth: for they proceede from euill to worse, and they haue not knowen mee, sayth the Lord.

  • 7 Behold, they brag in their talke, & swords are in their lips: for, Who, say they, doeth heare?

  • 2 Thy tongue imagineth mischiefe, and is like a sharpe rasor, that cutteth deceitfully.

  • Ps 7:12-13
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    12 Except he turne, he hath whet his sword: he hath bent his bowe and made it readie.

    13 Hee hath also prepared him deadly weapons: hee will ordeine his arrowes for them that persecute me.

  • 9 They set their mouth against heauen, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

  • 12 For the sinne of their mouth, and the words of their lips: and let them be taken in their pride, euen for their periurie and lies, that they speake.

  • Ps 21:11-12
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    11 For they intended euill against thee, and imagined mischiefe, but they shall not preuaile.

    12 Therefore shalt thou put them aparte, and the strings of thy bowe shalt thou make readie against their faces.

  • 2 Hide me from the conspiracie of the wicked, and from the rage of the workers of iniquitie.

  • Lam 3:12-13
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    12 He hath bent his bow & made me a marke for the arrow.

    13 Hee caused the arrowes of his quiuer to enter into my reines.

  • 18 As he that faineth himselfe mad, casteth fire brands, arrowes, and mortall things,

  • 21 The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gentle then oyle, yet they were swordes.

  • 2 For their heart imagineth destruction, and their lippes speake mischiefe.

  • Ps 62:3-4
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    3 How long wil ye imagine mischiefe against a man? ye shalbe all slaine: ye shalbe as a bowed wall, or as a wall shaken.

    4 Yet they consult to cast him downe from his dignitie: their delight is in lies, they blesse with their mouthes, but curse with their hearts. Selah.

  • 18 A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe.

  • 23 I will spend plagues vpon them: I will bestowe mine arrowes vpon them.

  • 2 For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth full of deceite are opened vpon me: they haue spoken to me with a lying tongue.

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    9 For no constancie is in their mouth: within, they are very corruption: their throte is an open sepulchre, and they flatter with their tongue.

  • 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceite and fraude: vnder his tongue is mischiefe and iniquitie.

  • 4 Their poyson is euen like the poyson of a serpent: like ye deafe adder that stoppeth his eare.

  • 9 As for the chiefe of them, that compasse me about, let the mischiefe of their owne lippes come vpon them.

  • 12 They also, that seeke after my life, laye snares, and they that go about to do me euil, talke wicked things and imagine deceite continually.

  • 20 For they speake not as friendes: but they imagine deceitfull woordes against the quiet of the lande.

  • 5 Thine arrowes are sharpe to pearce the heart of the Kings enemies: therefore the people shall fall vnder thee.

  • 12 The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.

  • 3 They haue taken craftie counsell against thy people, and haue consulted against thy secret ones.

  • 7 All they that hate me, whisper together against me: euen against me do they imagine mine hurt.

  • 18 There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.

  • 11 They haue compassed vs now in our steps: they haue set their eyes to bring downe to the ground:

  • 28 Whose arrowes shall be sharpe, and all his bowes bent: his horse hoofes shal be thought like flint, and his wheeles like a whirlewinde.

  • 18 So they lay waite for blood and lie priuily for their liues.