Psalms 120:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!”
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BSBPD
“Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 120:4 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 32:23I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.
- Psalms 7:13He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
- Psalms 45:5Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
- Psalms 52:5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
- Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- Psalms 59:7See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
- Psalms 140:9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
- Proverbs 11:9With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
- Proverbs 11:12Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
- Proverbs 11:18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
- Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
- Proverbs 16:27A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
- Proverbs 18:8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
- Proverbs 18:21Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
- Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
- Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
- Jeremiah 9:7Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
- James 3:5In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
- Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
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