Psalm 64:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Their words cut like swords, and their cruel remarks sting like sharp arrows.

Cross References

Psalm 11:2

You tell me, “Watch out! Those evil people have put their arrows on their bows, and they are standing in the shadows, aiming at good people.

Psalm 141:9

Protect me from the traps of those violent people,

Psalm 57:4

I live among lions, who gobble up people! They have spears and arrows instead of teeth, and they have sharp swords instead of tongues.

Psalm 58:7

Make them disappear like leaking water, and make their arrows miss.

Proverbs 12:18

Sharp words cut like a sword, but words of wisdom heal.

Proverbs 30:14

others are so greedy that they gobble up the poor and homeless.

Isaiah 54:17

Weapons made to attack you won't be successful; words spoken against you won't hurt at all. My servants, Jerusalem is yours! I, the LORD, promise to bless you with victory.

Jeremiah 9:3

The LORD replied: Lies come from the mouths of my people, like arrows from a bow. With each dishonest deed their power increases, and not one of them will admit that I am God.