Sharp arrows of the warrior, with coals of the broom tree!
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies will perish.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies will not escape.
An ungodly man digs up evil; in his speech is a scorching fire.
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; the peoples fall under you.
But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the abominable, the murderers, the sexually immoral, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars shall have their portion in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone. This is the second death.”
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are His delight.
The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
He who is devoid of wisdom derides his neighbor, but a man of intelligence remains silent.
The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
Behold, they bellow with their mouth; swords are in their lips; for they say, “Who hears us?”
My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men who are set on fire, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you away and pluck you from your home, and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
He has prepared for Himself deadly weapons; He makes His arrows flaming shafts.
The words of a slanderer are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost parts of the heart.
Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts: Behold, I will refine them and assay them; for what else shall I do for the daughter of My people?