Proverbs 25:18 · KJV
“A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour {is} a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.”
— Proverbs 25:18
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and {so} hate thee. {Withdraw...: or, Let thy foot be seldom in} {weary...: Heb. full of thee}
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble {is like} a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 25 — Context
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and {so} hate thee. {Withdraw...: or, Let thy foot be seldom in} {weary...: Heb. full of thee}
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour {is} a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble {is like} a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20{As} he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, {and as} vinegar upon nitre, so {is} he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Cross References
Psalms 57:4
My soul {is} among lions: {and} I lie {even among} them that are set on fire, {even} the sons of men, whose teeth {are} spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise {is} health.
James 3:6
And the tongue {is} a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. {course: Gr. wheel}
Jeremiah 9:8
Their tongue {is as} an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: {one} speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait. {in heart: Heb. in the midst of him} {his wait: or, wait for him}
Psalms 120:3-4
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? {What shall be given...: or, What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee? or, what shall it profit thee?} {done: Heb. added}
Jeremiah 9:3
And they bend their tongues {like} their bow {for} lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
Psalms 140:3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison {is} under their lips. Selah.
Proverbs 24:28
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive {not} with thy lips.