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Proverbs 25:18
18Some people may tell lies about their neighbour in court. Those people are like dangerous weapons, like sharp swords or arrows.
Proverbs 25:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
- New International Version (NIV)Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A man who bears false witness against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Context of Proverbs 25:18
16When you find honey, never eat more than you need. If you eat too much, you will become very sick. 17Do not visit your neighbour's house too often. He may see you too much and he will start to hate you. Some people may tell lies about their neighbour in court. Those people are like dangerous weapons, like sharp swords or arrows. 19If you are in trouble and you trust someone who is not honest, it will not help you. He will be as useless as a bad tooth or a broken leg. 20If you sing to a very sad man to make him happy, it only gives him more pain. It is like you are taking away his coat on a cold day, or you are putting vinegar on his wound.
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:18 word by word
מֵפִ֣יץ וְ֭חֶרֶב וְחֵ֣ץ שָׁנ֑וּן אִ֥ישׁ עֹנֶ֥ה בְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּ עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- A manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- that bearethעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- falseשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
- witnessעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
- against his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
- a maulמֵפִיץmêphîyts · war-clubH4650
- and a swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- and a sharpשָׁנַןshânan · to sharpenH8150
- arrowחֵץchêts · arrowH2671
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:18
- Proverbs 12:18If you speak in a careless way, you may hurt other people. But when wise people speak, it makes people feel well.
- Psalms 52:2Your tongue is like a sharp knife! You talk about how to hurt other people, You speak nothing but lies.
- Psalms 55:21He speaks a message of peace, but he is really thinking about war. His words are easy to listen to, but they hurt like sharp knives.
- Psalms 57:4My enemies are all round me, like hungry lions! I must lie down among wild animals, that want to eat me! They are men who use spears and arrows to bite like teeth. They use their tongues to hurt people, like sharp swords.
- Psalms 120:3How will God punish you, you people who deceive others? He will punish you properly!
- Psalms 140:3Their words hurt people, like the tongue of a snake. They bite with poison, like a dangerous snake. Selah
- Jeremiah 9:3The Lord says, ‘The tongues of these people speak lies, like the bows of soldiers shoot arrows. They have become powerful in the land, but they have used lies to do that. They do more and more evil things, and they do not respect me.
- James 3:6A person's tongue is like a fire. It has the power of everything in the world that is wrong. It is a small part of the body but it can spoil the whole person. Like a fire, it can destroy all of a person's life. It is a fire that comes from the fire of hell itself.
Commentaries on Proverbs 25:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Maul - A heavy sledge hammer. The word is connected with “malleus:” its diminutive “mallet” is still in use.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18Verse 18 A false testimony is dangerous in every thing.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Lying can lead to serious consequences (see Proverbs 6:16–19; 14:5, 25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. A false witness is as destructive to reputation, as such weapons to the body (Pr 24:28). beareth ... witness--literally, "answereth questions," as before a judge, against his neighbor.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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