Psalms 55:21
His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.
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- Ps 28:3 : 3 Don't draw me away with the wicked, With the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.
- Ps 57:4 : 4 My soul is among lions. 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 an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil, 4 But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, And as sharp as a two-edged sword.
- Prov 12:18 : 18 There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, But the tongue of the wise heals.
- Prov 26:24-26 : 24 A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, But he harbors evil in his heart. 25 When his speech is charming, don't believe him; For there are seven abominations in his heart: 26 His malice may be concealed by deception, But his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
- Prov 26:28 : 28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts; And a flattering mouth works ruin.
- Matt 26:25 : 25 Judas, who betrayed him, answered, "It isn't me, is it, Rabbi?" He said to him, "You said it."
- Luke 20:20-21 : 20 They watched him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor. 21 They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
- John 13:2 : 2 After supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,
- Ps 59:7 : 7 Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?"
- Ps 62:4 : 4 They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. 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 aim their arrows, deadly words,
- Ps 12:2 : 2 Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
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