Proverbs 25:18

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 Living Translation (NLT)Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow.

Context of Proverbs 25:18

16Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need, Lest you be filled with it and vomit. 17Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, Lest he become weary of you and hate you. A man who bears false witness against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow. 19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint. 20Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather, And like vinegar on soda, Is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Proverbs 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 12:18There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.
• Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
• Psalms 55:21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, But war was in his heart; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.
• Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men Who are set on fire, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
• Psalms 120:3What shall be given to you, Or what shall be done to you, You false tongue?
• Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
• Jeremiah 9:3“And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” says the Lord.
• James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 25:18

• Arrow
• False Teachers
• Maul
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In the dictionaries

• Armour
• Arrow
• Arrows
• Debate
• Discover
• Heavy
• Maul
• Armor; Arms
• Hezekiah (2)
• Neighbor

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