Psalm 57:4

New Century Version

Enemies, like lions, are all around me; I must lie down among them. Their teeth are like spears and arrows, their tongues as sharp as swords.

Cross References

Job 41:14

No one can force open its great jaws; they are filled with frightening teeth.

Psalm 10:9

They wait in hiding like a lion. They wait to catch poor people; they catch the poor in nets.

Psalm 35:17

Lord, how long will you watch this happen? Save my life from their attacks; save me from these people who are like lions.

Psalm 43:3

Send me your light and truth to guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to where you live.

Psalm 52:2

You think up evil plans. Your tongue is like a sharp razor, making up lies.

Psalm 55:21

His words are slippery like butter, but war is in his heart. His words are smoother than oil, but they cut like knives.

Psalm 58:6

God, break the teeth in their mouths! Tear out the fangs of those lions, Lord!

Psalm 59:7

Notice what comes from their mouths. Insults come from their lips, because they say, “Who’s listening?”

Psalm 64:3

They sharpen their tongues like swords and shoot bitter words like arrows.

Proverbs 12:18

Careless words stab like a sword, but wise words bring healing.

Proverbs 25:18

When you lie about your neighbors, it hurts them as much as a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 28:15

A wicked ruler is as dangerous to poor people as a roaring lion or a charging bear.

Proverbs 30:14

Some people have teeth like swords; their jaws seem full of knives. They want to remove the poor from the earth and the needy from the land.

James 3:6

And the tongue is like a fire. It is a whole world of evil among the parts of our bodies. The tongue spreads its evil through the whole body. The tongue is set on fire by hell, and it starts a fire that influences all of life.

Revelation 19:15

Out of the rider’s mouth comes a sharp sword that he will use to defeat the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will crush out the wine in the winepress of the terrible anger of God the Almighty.

Judges 9:20

But if not, may fire come out of Abimelech and completely burn you leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! Also may fire come out of the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and burn up Abimelech!”