Psalm 64:3 “who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like…”

Psalm 64:3

who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

World English Bible

who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

American Standard Version

Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

Geneva Bible 1599

Which haue whette their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrowes bitter wordes.

Darby Translation

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, [and] have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

Young's Literal Translation

Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow — a bitter word.

Bible in Basic English

Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

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Cross references

“whet”

Psalm 57:4 Jeremiah 9:3 James 3:6–8 Proverbs 12:18 Isaiah 54:17 Proverbs 30:14

Psalm 57:4 · BSB

My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Jeremiah 9:3 · BSB

“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

James 3:6–8 · BSB

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 fire by hell.

Proverbs 12:18 · BSB

Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Isaiah 54:17 · BSB

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

Proverbs 30:14 · BSB

there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.

“bend”

Psalm 58:7 Psalm 11:2

Psalm 58:7 · BSB

May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.

Psalm 11:2 · BSB

For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,

4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

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