Psalms 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.

Cross References (18)

  • Psalms 58:6 (8)

    O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.

  • Proverbs 30:14 (7)

    there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the n

  • Psalms 35:17 (6)

    How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.

  • Psalms 55:21 (5)

    His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

  • Psalms 64:3 (4)

    who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

  • Proverbs 12:18 (4)

    Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

  • John 4:10–11 (3)

    Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would h

  • Daniel 6:22–24 (3)

    My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, an

  • Psalms 52:2 (3)

    Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

  • Psalms 59:7 (2)

    See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

  • Proverbs 28:15 (2)

    Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

  • Psalms 10:9 (2)

    He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

  • Psalms 17:12–13 (2)

    like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

  • James 3:6 (2)

    The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the cou

  • Revelation 19:15 (2)

    And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scep

  • Proverbs 25:18 (2)

    Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

  • Judges 9:20 (2)

    But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the l

  • Psalms 22:13–16 (1)

    They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.