Psalm 55:21

New English Translation

His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:19

Moreover, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? Just as I served your father, so I will serve you.”

Job 41:3

Will it make numerous supplications to you, will it speak to you with tender words?

Psalm 12:2

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

Psalm 28:3

Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

Psalm 57:4

I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.

Psalm 59:7

Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, “Who hears?”

Psalm 62:4

They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)

Psalm 64:3

They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

Proverbs 12:18

Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Matthew 26:25

Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus replied, “You have said it yourself.”

John 13:2

The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, that he should betray Jesus.

1 Samuel 18:22

Then Saul instructed his servants, “Tell David secretly, ‘The king is pleased with you, and all his servants like you. So now become the king’s son-in-law.”