Proverbs 25:18
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.
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19 A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.
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5 A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.
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17 The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.
18 There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
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16 Do not give false witness against your neighbour.
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18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
19 So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?
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28 Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.
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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.
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9 A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.
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19 Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
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20 Do not give false witness against your neighbour;
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5 A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.
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27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
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25 A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.
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17 Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
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3 Whose tongue is not false, who does no evil to his friend, and does not take away the good name of his neighbour;
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1 Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.
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18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
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27 He 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.
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4 Let 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.
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4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.
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3 Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;
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2 Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.
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3 What punishment will he give you? what more will he do to you, you false tongue?
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22 The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
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14 The 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.
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19 And if a man does damage to his neighbour, as he has done, so let it be done to him;
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20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
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19 You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.
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12 A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;
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3 How 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?
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7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.