Psalms 120:4

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.Sharp…: or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man, with coals of juniper

WEB

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

ASV

Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.

LSV

Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with coals of broom trees.

YLT

Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.

DBY

Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with burning coals of broom-wood.

DRC119:4

The sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals that lay waste.

GNV

It is as the sharpe arrowes of a mightie man, and as the coales of iuniper.

JPS

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom.

LXXE119:4

Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.

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Original-language editions

WLC

חִצֵּ֣י גִבּ֣וֹר שְׁנוּנִ֑ים עִ֝֗ם גַּחֲלֵ֥י רְתָמִֽים׃

LXX-Br119:4

Τὰ βέλη τοῦ δυνατοῦ ἠκονημένα σὺν τοῖς ἄνθραξι τοῖς ἐρημικοῖς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• James 3:5–8In 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. The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the…
• Proverbs 18:21Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
• Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
• 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.
• Psalms 45:5Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
• Proverbs 11:12Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
• Psalms 7:13He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
• Proverbs 11:9With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
• 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.”
• 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 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
• Proverbs 11:18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
• Psalms 59:7See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
• Psalms 140:9–11May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused. May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again. May no slanderer be…

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