Psalms 55:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

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  • Ps 28:3 : 3 Do not draw me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.
  • Ps 57:4 : 4 My soul is among lions, and I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
  • Prov 5:3-4 : 3 For the lips of a strange woman drip as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
  • Prov 26:24-26 : 24 He who hates others disguises it with his lips, and stores up deceit within him; 25 When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart. 26 Though his hatred is concealed by deceit, his wickedness shall be exposed before the assembly.
  • Prov 26:28 : 28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
  • Matt 26:25 : 25 Then Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said to him, You have said it.
  • Luke 20:20-21 : 20 And they watched him, and sent spies, who pretended to be righteous men, that they might trap him in his words, so they could deliver him to the power and authority of the governor. 21 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that you say and teach rightly, neither do you show favoritism, but teach the way of God truly:
  • John 13:2 : 2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
  • Ps 59:7 : 7 Behold, they belch out with their mouths; swords are in their lips, for who, they say, hears?
  • Ps 62:4 : 4 They only plan to cast him down from his high position; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
  • Ps 64:3 : 3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words.
  • Ps 12:2 : 2 They speak vanity everyone with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 55:20
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    20He has put forth his hands against those at peace with him; he has broken his covenant.

  • Jer 9:8
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    8Their tongue is like an arrow shot out; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lies in wait.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.

  • Ps 35:20
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    20For they speak not peace; but they devise deceitful matters against those who are quiet in the land.

  • Ps 52:2
    72%

    2Your tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

  • Prov 5:3
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    3For the lips of a strange woman drip as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

  • Ps 64:3
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    3Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words.

  • Ps 120:7
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    7I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

  • Ps 140:2-3
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    2Who devise mischiefs in their hearts; continually they gather together for war.

    3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

  • Prov 26:22-24
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    71%

    22The words of a gossip are like wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

    23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

    24He who hates others disguises it with his lips, and stores up deceit within him;

  • Job 20:12-13
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    12Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue,

    13Though he spares it and does not forsake it, but keeps it still within his mouth,

  • Isa 10:7
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    7Yet he does not mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off not a few nations.

  • Ps 37:14-15
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    14The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay those who are of upright conduct.

    15Their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

  • Isa 49:2
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    2And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he has hidden me, and made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he has hidden me;

  • Prov 6:14
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    14Perversity is in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.

  • Prov 27:6
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    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is pure wickedness; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

  • Ps 59:7
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    7Behold, they belch out with their mouths; swords are in their lips, for who, they say, hears?

  • Ps 109:2
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    2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

  • Job 20:24-25
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    70%

    24He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of bronze shall strike him through.

    25It is drawn, and comes out of the body; yes, the glittering sword comes out of his gall; terrors are upon him.

  • Prov 25:15
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    15By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, and a gentle tongue breaks a bone.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth.

  • Prov 24:2
    69%

    2For their hearts plot destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

  • Ezek 21:11
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    11And he has given it to be polished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

  • Prov 12:18
    69%

    18There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

  • Job 39:23
    69%

    23The quiver rattles against it, the flashing spear and the javelin.

  • Ps 28:3
    69%

    3Do not draw me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

  • Prov 15:1
    69%

    1A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.

  • Job 41:21
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    21His breath kindles coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.

  • Prov 12:20
    69%

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who imagine evil, but to the counselors of peace there is joy.

  • Prov 26:26
    69%

    26Though his hatred is concealed by deceit, his wickedness shall be exposed before the assembly.

  • Ps 50:19
    69%

    19You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

  • 2 Sam 22:35
    69%

    35He teaches my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.

  • Ps 52:4
    68%

    4You love all devouring words, O deceitful tongue.

  • Ps 12:2
    68%

    2They speak vanity everyone with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

  • Ps 62:4
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    4They only plan to cast him down from his high position; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

  • Ps 55:22
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    22Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

  • Ps 45:5
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    5Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; by which the people fall under you.

  • Prov 7:21
    68%

    21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield; with the flattering of her lips she prevailed over him.

  • Ps 55:12
    68%

    12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it. Neither was it one who hated me that exalted himself against me; then I would have hidden from him,

  • Prov 16:24
    68%

    24Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and health to the bones.

  • Ps 58:7
    68%

    7Let them melt away as waters that run continually: when he bends his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be cut in pieces.

  • Prov 25:18
    68%

    18A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.