Psalm 57:4

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I am surrounded by man-eating lions—I am forced to live with them! Their teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongues are swords.

Cross References

Job 41:14

Who can open its jaws? Its teeth are terrifying!

Psalm 10:9

They lie in ambush like a lion ready to attack, ready to leap out from their hiding place to seize their victim. They capture the helpless, throwing a net over them.

Psalm 35:17

How long, Lord, will you sit by and just watch? Save me from their vicious attacks; defend the only life I have from these lions.

Psalm 43:3

Send your light and your truth so they can guide me; let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.

Psalm 52:2

You plot to make people suffer; your words cut like a sharp razor, you liar!

Psalm 55:21

What he says is as smooth as butter, but inside he plans war; his words are as soothing as oil, but they cut like sharp swords.

Psalm 58:6

God, break their teeth, and smash the jaws of these lions, Lord.

Psalm 59:7

See what evil talk comes pouring out of their mouths! Words sharp as swords, for they say to themselves, “Who can hear us?”

Psalm 64:3

What they say cuts like swords; they fire off poisonous words like arrows.

Proverbs 12:18

Some people's hasty words cut like a knife, but the words of the wise bring healing.

Proverbs 25:18

Telling lies in court against a friend is like attacking them with a mace, or a sword, or an arrow.

Proverbs 28:15

A wicked ruler lording it over poor people is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.

Proverbs 30:14

There are some who have teeth like swords, incisors like knives, ready to devour the poor from the earth, the needy from society.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue is a world of evil among the parts of the body. It disgraces all you are as a person, and can burn down the whole of your life, since it is set on fire by Gehenna.

Revelation 19:15

From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod, and he himself treads the winepress of the All-powerful God's judgment.

Judges 9:20

But if you haven't, then may fire flame out from Abimelech, and may it burn up the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire flame out from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and burn up Abimelech!”