Your tonguedevisesdestruction,Like a sharprazor,O workerof deceit.
Deathand lifeare in the powerof the tongue,And those who loveit will eatits fruit.
My soulis amonglions;I must lieamong those who breatheforthfire,[Even] the sonsof men,whose teethare spearsand arrowsAnd their tonguea sharpsword.
Thereis one who speaksrashlylike the thrustsof a sword,But the tongueof the wisebringshealing.
Behold,they belchforthwith their mouth;Swordsare in their lips,For, [they say], "Whohears?"
For such menare false apostles,deceitfulworkers,disguisingthemselves as apostlesof Christ.
but we have renouncedthe things hiddenbecause of shame,not walkingin craftinessoradulteratingthe wordof God,but by the manifestationof truthcommendingourselvesto everyman'sconsciencein the sightof God.
"For we have foundthismana real pestand a fellow who stirsup dissensionamong allthe Jewsthroughoutthe world,and a ringleaderof the sectof the Nazarenes.
Afterfivedaysthe high priestAnaniascame downwith someelders,with an attorney[named] Tertullus,and they brought chargesto the governoragainstPaul.
Nowthe chief priestsand the wholeCouncilkept trying to obtainfalse testimonyagainstJesus,sothat they might put Him to death.
Then they said,"Comeand let us deviseplansagainstJeremiah.Surelythe lawis not going to be lostto the priest,norcounselto the sage,northe [divine] wordto the prophet!Comeon and let us strikeat him with [our] tongue,and let us givenoheedto anyof his words."
There is a kindof [man] whose teethare [like] swordsAnd his jawteeth[like] knives,To devourthe afflictedfrom the earthAnd the needyfrom among men.
Delivermy soul,O LORD,from lyinglips,From a deceitfultongue.
For they have openedthe wickedand deceitfulmouthagainstme; They have spokenagainstme with a lyingtongue.
"You letyour mouthloosein evilAnd your tongueframesdeceit.
ThenI hearda loudvoicein heaven,saying,"Nowthe salvation,and the power,and the kingdomof our Godand the authorityof His Christhave come,for the accuserof our brethrenhas been throwndown, he who accusesthem beforeour Goddayand night.
Then Doegthe Edomite,whowas standingby the servantsof Saul,said,"I sawthe sonof Jessecomingto Nob,to Ahimelechthe sonof Ahitub.
