Psalm 120:4

New International Reader's Version

He will punish you with the sharp arrows of a soldier. He will punish you with burning coals from a desert bush.

Cross References

Psalm 45:5

Shoot your sharp arrows into the hearts of your enemies. Let the nations come under your control.

Psalm 52:5

So God will destroy you forever. He will grab you and pluck you from your tent. He will remove you from this life.

Psalm 57:4

Men who are like lions are all around me. I am forced to lie down among people who are like hungry animals. Their teeth are like spears and arrows. Their tongues are like sharp swords.

Psalm 59:7

Listen to what pours out of their mouths. The words from their lips are like swords. They think, “Who can hear us?”

Psalm 7:13

He has prepared his deadly weapons. He has made his flaming arrows ready.

Proverbs 11:12

Whoever makes fun of their neighbor has no sense. But the one who has understanding controls their tongue.

Proverbs 11:18

An evil person really earns nothing. But the one who plants what is right will certainly be rewarded.

Proverbs 11:9

With their words ungodly people destroy their neighbors. But those who do what is right escape because of their knowledge.

Proverbs 12:22

The Lord hates those whose lips tell lies. But he is pleased with people who tell the truth.

Proverbs 16:27

A worthless person plans to do evil things. Their words are like a burning fire.

Proverbs 18:21

Your tongue has the power of life and death. Those who love to talk will eat the fruit of their words.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food. They go deep down inside you.

Proverbs 19:5

A dishonest witness will be punished. And whoever pours out lies will not go free.

Proverbs 19:9

A dishonest witness will be punished. And those who pour out lies will die.

Jeremiah 9:7

So the Lord who rules over all says, “I will put them through the fire to test them. What else can I do? My people are so sinful!

Revelation 21:8

But others will be thrown into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. Those who are afraid and those who do not believe will be there. Murderers and those who make themselves impure will join them. Those who commit sexual sins and those who practice witchcraft will go there. Those who worship statues of gods and all who tell lies will be there too. The lake of fire is the second death.”