Psalms 120:4

WEB

⁴Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

KJV

⁴Sharp^[+] arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

BSB

⁴Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!

FBV

⁴With the sharp arrows of a warrior and burning coals made from a broom tree.

Extra References

James 3:5-8

⁵So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest! ⁶And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.⁷^[+] For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind; ⁸but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Proverbs 19:9

⁹A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

Proverbs 18:21

²¹Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 16:27

²⁷A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

Proverbs 12:22

²²Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who do the truth are his delight.

Proverbs 19:5

⁵A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

Psalms 45:5

⁵Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king’s enemies.

Psalms 7:13

¹³He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.

Psalms 140:9-11

⁹As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. ¹⁰Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise. ¹¹An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Proverbs 11:9

⁹With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.