Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The whisperer and the double tongue is accursed: for he hath troubled many that were at peace. Sirach 28:13A hasty contention kindleth a fire and a hasty quarrel sheddeth blood and a tongue that beareth witness bringeth death. Sirach 28:14 If thou blow the spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth. Sirach 28:16 The tongue of a third person hath disquieted many, and scattered them from nation to nation. Sirach 28:17 It hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich, and hath overthrown the houses of great men. Context Sirach 28…14If thou blow the spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth. 15The whisperer and the double tongue is accursed: for he hath troubled many that were at peace. 16The tongue of a third person hath disquieted many, and scattered them from nation to nation.… Cross References Sirach 28:13 A hasty contention kindleth a fire and a hasty quarrel sheddeth blood and a tongue that beareth witness bringeth death. Sirach 28:14 If thou blow the spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth. Sirach 28:16 The tongue of a third person hath disquieted many, and scattered them from nation to nation. Sirach 28:17 It hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich, and hath overthrown the houses of great men. |
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