3. Who whet their tongue like a sword. Slander
has ever been the master weapon of the good man’s enemies, and great is the
care of the malicious to use it effectively. As warriors grind their swords, to
give them an edge which will cut deep and wound desperately, so do the
unscrupulous invent falsehoods calculated to inflict pain, to stab the
reputation, to kill the honor of the righteous. And bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words. Far off they dart their calumnies. Insult,
sarcasm, taunting defiance, nicknaming, all these were practiced among
Orientals as a kind of art; and if we are less addicted to the use of rough
abuse, the less apparent venom of the tongue inflicts none the less poignant
pain. However, in all cases, let us fly to the Lord for help. Against sword or
arrow, David used the one defense of faith in God.
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