Bernard observes, kills three at once: first, it kills his name and fame by ill report who is slandered; secondly, it kills his belief with a lie to whom the report is made; thirdly, it kills the slanderer himself with the sin of detraction. David, who fell oftener under the sad lashes of evil tongues, compares reviling tongues to three fatal weapons: a razor, a sword, and an arrow. 1. To a razor in that Ps. 52:2. Now you know a razor meets with every little hair, and many times instead of shaving