His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed. Cross References Psalm 12:2 They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. Psalm 28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts. Psalm 35:20 For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land. Psalm 57:4 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. Psalm 59:7 See what they spew from their mouths--sharp words from their lips: "For who can hear us?" Psalm 62:4 They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah Psalm 120:7 I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war. Proverbs 5:3 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, Proverbs 5:4 in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. Treasury of Scripture The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. The words Psalm 28:3 Psalm 57:4 Psalm 62:4 war John 13:2 |