他们磨舌如刀，发出苦毒的言语，好像比准了的箭，

他们磨舌如刀，发出苦毒的言语，好像瞄准了的箭，

他们磨舌如刀，发出苦毒的言语，好像瞄准了的箭，

他们舌头锋利如刀，言语恶毒如箭穿心。

他们磨快自己的舌头，如同刀剑；他们吐出恶毒的言语，好像利箭，

他们磨快自己的舌头，如同刀剑；他们发出苦毒的话语，好像弦上的箭，

他們磨舌如刀，發出苦毒的言語，好像比準了的箭，

他們磨舌如刀，發出苦毒的言語，好像瞄準了的箭，

他們磨舌如刀，發出苦毒的言語，好像瞄準了的箭，

他們舌頭鋒利如刀，言語惡毒如箭穿心。

他們磨快自己的舌頭，如同刀劍；他們吐出惡毒的言語，好像利箭，

他們使舌頭尖銳如刀，比準了他們的箭，就是苦毒的話，

他們磨快自己的舌頭，如同刀劍；他們發出苦毒的話語，好像弦上的箭，

彼眾礪舌如刃、以苦語為矢、而擬準兮、

彼世人兮、礪其舌鋒、猶之利刃、出其語剌、無異發矢兮、

彼眾礪其舌鋒、猶如利刃、毒言出口、如箭離弦、

群小紛紜。橫行無度。祈主保我。莫為所誣。

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.

They make their tongues like sharp swords. They aim their mean words like deadly arrows.

who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows,

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows.

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

Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrows,

Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows— bitter words,

Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

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

Who whet their tongue like a sword,[ and] bend[ their bows to shoot] their arrows,[ even] bitter words:

They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short. (niv)

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (niv)

I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords. (niv)

The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. (niv)

For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. (niv)

no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord. (niv)

“ They make ready their tongue like a bow, to shoot lies; it is not by truth that they triumph in the land. They go from one sin to another; they do not acknowledge me,” declares the Lord. (niv)

those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind. (niv)