Psa 55:21, 57:4, 64:3-5, 109:2-3, Pro 12:18 | ESV | STEP | His speech was smooth as butter , yet war was in his heart ; his words were softer than oil , yet they were drawn swords .

Psalms 55:21

21 His ^aspeech was ^bsmooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were ^cdrawn swords.

Psalms 57:4

4 My soul is in the midst of ^dlions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose ^eteeth are spears and arrows,
whose ^ftongues are sharp swords.

Psalms 64:3-5

3 who ^gwhet their tongues like swords,
who ^haim bitter words like arrows,
4 shooting from ⁱambush at the blameless,
shooting at him suddenly and ^jwithout fear.
5 They ^khold fast to their evil purpose;
they talk of ^llaying snares secretly,
thinking, ^m“Who can see them?”

Psalms 109:2-3

2 For wicked and ⁿdeceitful mouths are opened against me,
speaking against me with lying tongues.
3 They encircle me with words of hate,
and attack me ^owithout cause.

Proverbs 12:18

18 ^pThere is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings ^qhealing.