Psalms 64:3

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They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

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  • Ps 58:7 : 7 Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!
  • Ps 11:2 : 2 For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.
  • Ps 57:4 : 4 I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.
  • Prov 30:14 : 14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.
  • Isa 54:17 : 17 No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed; you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. This is what the LORD will do for his servants– I will vindicate them,” says the LORD.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind. 8 But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

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  • Ps 64:4-5
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    4in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

    5They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?”

  • Ps 64:7-8
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    7But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.

    8Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

  • Ps 140:2-3
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    2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.

    3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)

  • Jer 9:8
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    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

  • Ps 11:2
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    2For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

  • Ps 37:14-15
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    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

    15Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

  • Rom 3:13-15
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    13“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”

    14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

    15“Their feet are swift to shed blood,

  • Ps 58:7
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    7Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!

  • Ps 120:3-4
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    3How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?

    4Here’s how! With the sharp arrows of warriors, with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.

  • Jer 9:3
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    3The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.

  • Ps 59:7
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    7Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”

  • Ps 52:2
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    2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

  • Ps 7:12-13
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    12If a person does not repent, God will wield his sword. He has prepared to shoot his bow.

    13He has prepared deadly weapons to use against him; he gets ready to shoot flaming arrows.

  • Ps 73:9
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    9They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.

  • Ps 59:12
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    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

  • Ps 21:11-12
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    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

    12For you make them retreat when you aim your arrows at them.

  • Ps 64:2
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    2Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers.

  • Lam 3:12-13
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    12He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrow.

    13ה(He) He shot his arrows into my heart.

  • Prov 26:18
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    18Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,

  • Ps 55:21
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    21His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Ps 62:3-4
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    3How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.

    4They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)

  • Prov 25:18
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    18Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.

  • Deut 32:23
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    23I will increase their disasters, I will use up my arrows on them.

  • Ps 109:2
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    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Ps 58:4
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    4Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,

  • Ps 140:9
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    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

  • Ps 38:12
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    12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

  • Ps 35:20
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    20For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.

  • Ps 45:5
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    5Your arrows are sharp and penetrate the hearts of the king’s enemies. Nations fall at your feet.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Ps 83:3
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    3They carefully plot against your people, and make plans to harm the ones you cherish.

  • Ps 41:7
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    7All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

  • Prov 12:18
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    18Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

  • Ps 17:11
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    11They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

  • Isa 5:28
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    28Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are prepared. The hooves of their horses are hard as flint, and their chariot wheels are like a windstorm.

  • Prov 1:18
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    18but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!