Proverbs 25:18

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Like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

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  • Ps 57:4 : 4 He will send help from heaven and save me; He reproaches those who pursue me. Selah. God will send His steadfast love and His faithfulness.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There is one whose rash words are like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
  • Jer 9:8 : 8 Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting the entire course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
  • Prov 24:28 : 28 Do not be a false witness against your neighbor or deceive with your lips.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 Beware of your neighbor; do not trust even a brother. Every brother utterly deceives, and every friend spreads slander.
  • Ps 120:3-4 : 3 What will He give you, and what more will He do to you, deceitful tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of a warrior, along with burning coals of the broom tree.
  • Ps 140:3 : 3 They devise wicked schemes in their hearts and stir up conflicts all day long.
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, saying, 'David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.'
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has violated his covenant.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:19
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    19a false witness who pours out lies, and one who stirs up conflict among brothers.

  • Prov 19:5
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    5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will not escape.

  • Prov 12:17-18
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    17An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness speaks deceit.

    18There is one whose rash words are like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

  • Exod 20:16
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    16You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Prov 26:18-19
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    18Like a madman who shoots fiery arrows, arrows, and death,

    19so is the one who deceives their neighbor and says, 'I was only joking!'

  • Deut 19:16
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    16If a malicious witness testifies against someone, accusing him of wrongdoing,

  • Prov 24:28
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    28Do not be a false witness against your neighbor or deceive with your lips.

  • Jer 9:8
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    8Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?

  • Prov 19:9
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    9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who breathes out lies will perish.

  • Prov 25:19
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    19Confidence in an unfaithful person in a time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot out of joint.

  • Prov 14:5
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    5A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

  • Deut 5:20
    74%

    20You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Prov 21:28
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    28A false witness will perish, but one who listens will speak forever.

  • Prov 29:5
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    5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

  • Prov 16:27-29
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    73%

    27A worthless man plots evil, and his words are like a scorching fire.

    28A perverse person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

    29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

  • Prov 14:25
    73%

    25A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Prov 25:17
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    17Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

  • Deut 19:18
    73%

    18The judges must investigate thoroughly, and if the witness proves to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,

  • Ps 15:3
    73%

    3Who does not slander with his tongue, does no harm to his neighbor, and does not bring disgrace upon a relative.

  • Exod 23:1
    72%

    1Do not spread a false report, and do not join hands with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.

  • Prov 10:18
    72%

    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

  • Prov 26:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the one who rolls a stone—it will come back upon them.

    28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

  • Jer 9:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4Each one deceives his neighbor, and they do not speak the truth. They have trained their tongues to speak lies and exhaust themselves with wrongdoing.

    5You live in the midst of deceit, and because of deceit, they refuse to know me, declares the Lord.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • Prov 19:28
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    28A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Ps 64:3
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    3Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, from the tumult of those who practice wickedness.

  • Ps 52:2
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    2When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, saying, 'David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.'

  • Prov 18:8
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    8The words of a slanderer are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

  • Ps 120:3
    70%

    3What will He give you, and what more will He do to you, deceitful tongue?

  • Prov 26:22
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    22The words of a gossip are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost being.

  • Ps 37:14
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    14The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright.

  • Deut 19:11
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    11But if someone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, attacks him, and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and then flees to one of these cities,

  • Deut 27:24
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    24Cursed is anyone who kills his neighbor secretly. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • Lev 19:16
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    16Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the LORD.

  • Ps 5:6
    70%

    6The arrogant cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.

  • Prov 17:18
    70%

    18A person who lacks sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for their neighbor.

  • Eccl 10:9
    69%

    9One who quarries stones may be hurt by them, and one who splits wood may be endangered by it.

  • Isa 29:21
    69%

    21Those who cause humanity to sin with a word, who set traps for the one who rebukes in the gate, and who twist justice by making the righteous nothing, will be judged.

  • Lev 24:19
    69%

    19If anyone injures their neighbor, whatever they have done must be done to them.

  • Prov 17:20
    69%

    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Ps 50:19
    69%

    19You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit.

  • Prov 6:12
    69%

    12A worthless person, a man of wickedness, walks with a corrupt mouth,

  • Ps 62:3
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    3Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.