Proverbs 25:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 57:4 : 4 My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
  • Jer 9:8 : 8 His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
  • Prov 24:28 : 28 Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but not for good faith: they go on from evil to evil, and they have no knowledge of me, says the Lord.
  • Ps 120:3-4 : 3 What punishment will he give you? what more will he do to you, you false tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the strong, and burning fire.
  • Ps 140:3 : 3 Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:19
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    19A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

  • Prov 19:5
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    5A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.

  • Prov 12:17-18
    2 verses
    77%

    17The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.

    18There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

  • Exod 20:16
    76%

    16Do not give false witness against your neighbour.

  • Prov 26:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

    19So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

  • Deut 19:16
    75%

    16If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong,

  • Prov 24:28
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    28Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.

  • Jer 9:8
    75%

    8His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.

  • Prov 19:9
    75%

    9A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.

  • Prov 25:19
    75%

    19Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.

  • Prov 14:5
    75%

    5A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.

  • Deut 5:20
    74%

    20Do not give false witness against your neighbour;

  • Prov 21:28
    74%

    28A false witness will be cut off, ...

  • Prov 29:5
    74%

    5A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.

  • Prov 16:27-29
    3 verses
    73%

    27A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

    28A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

    29A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.

  • Prov 14:25
    73%

    25A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.

  • Prov 25:17
    73%

    17Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.

  • Deut 19:18
    73%

    18And the judges will have the question looked into with care: and if the witness is seen to be false and to have made a false statement against his brother,

  • Ps 15:3
    73%

    3Whose tongue is not false, who does no evil to his friend, and does not take away the good name of his neighbour;

  • Exod 23:1
    72%

    1Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.

  • Prov 10:18
    72%

    18Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

  • Prov 26:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

    28A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

  • Jer 9:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4Let everyone keep watch on his neighbour, and put no faith in any brother: for every brother will certainly be tricking his brother, and every neighbour will go about saying evil.

    5Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have been trained to say false words; they are twisted, hating to come back.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

  • Prov 19:28
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    28A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

  • Ps 64:3
    71%

    3Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

  • Ps 52:2
    71%

    2Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

  • Prov 18:8
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    8The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

  • Ps 120:3
    70%

    3What punishment will he give you? what more will he do to you, you false tongue?

  • Prov 26:22
    70%

    22The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

  • Ps 37:14
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    14The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

  • Deut 19:11
    70%

    11But if any man has hate for his neighbour, and waiting for him secretly makes an attack on him and gives him a blow causing his death, and then goes in flight to one of these towns;

  • Deut 27:24
    70%

    24Cursed is he who takes his neighbour's life secretly. And let all the people say, So be it.

  • Lev 19:16
    70%

    16Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.

  • Ps 5:6
    70%

    6You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.

  • Prov 17:18
    70%

    18A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

  • Eccl 10:9
    69%

    9He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.

  • Isa 29:21
    69%

    21Who give help to a man in a wrong cause, and who put a net for the feet of him who gives decisions in the public place, taking away a man's right without cause.

  • Lev 24:19
    69%

    19And if a man does damage to his neighbour, as he has done, so let it be done to him;

  • Prov 17:20
    69%

    20Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • Ps 50:19
    69%

    19You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

  • Prov 6:12
    69%

    12A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

  • Ps 62:3
    69%

    3How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?

  • Ps 10:7
    69%

    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.