Psalms 64:3

64:3 They ¹  sharpen their tongues like a sword;

they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge, ² 

Romans 3:14

3:14 “Their mouths are ³  full of cursing and bitterness.” ⁴ 

Colossians 3:8

3:8 But now, put off all such things ⁵  as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

Colossians 3:19

3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

James 3:14-15

3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth. 3:15 Such ⁶  wisdom does not come ⁷  from above but is earthly, natural, ⁸  demonic.

¹ tn Heb “who.” A new sentence was started here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “a bitter word.”

³ tn Grk “whose mouth is.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 10:7.

⁵ tn The Greek article with τὰ πάντα (ta panta) is anaphoric, referring to the previous list of vices, and has been translated here as “all such things.”

⁶ tn Grk “This.”

⁷ tn Grk “come down”; “descend.”

⁸ tn Grk “soulish,” which describes life apart from God, characteristic of earthly human life as opposed to what is spiritual. Cf. 1 Cor 2:14; 15:44-46; Jude 19.