Psalms 120:4
Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!
BSB
ASV
Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.
KJV
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
The sharp arrows of the mighty one, with the coals that lay waste. The arrows of the mighty one. This man now answers the Lord as to what he asks. Because the Lord had said, What shall be given to you, or what shall be added to you? now this man says what he asks. O Lord, this I ask: the sharp arrows of the mighty one, with the coals that lay waste. See what he says. The poison of my tongue and my slander nothing can cast out, except your arrows, which make a desolation of my tongue.
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Some think these words describe lying lips, and a false tongue; which are like arrows, sharp ones, sent out from a bow drawn with a mighty hand, which come with great force, suddenly and swiftly, and do much mischief; see Psa 11:2; and to "coals of juniper", very distressing and tormenting; the tongue being a fire, set on fire of hell, and sets on fire the course of nature; and throws out devouring words, which consume like fire, Jas 3:
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Proverbs 18:21Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
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Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on…
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Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
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A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
