Proverbs 25:18

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Who so beareth false wytnesse agaynst his neghboure, he is a very speare, a swearde & a sharpe arowe.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 57:4 : 4 Sela. This shal God sende, for his mercy and faithfulnesse sake. I lye with my soule amonge the cruell lyons:
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 A slaunderous personne pricketh like a swerde, but a wyse mans tonge is wholsome.
  • Jer 9:8 : 8 Their tunges are like sharpe arowes, to speake disceate. With their mouth they speake peaceably to their neghboure, but preuely they laye waite for him.
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 and the tonge is fyre, and a worlde of wyckednes. So is the tonge set amonge oure membres, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth a fyre all that we haue of nature, and is it selfe set a fyre euen of hell.
  • Prov 24:28 : 28 Be no false wytnesse agaynst yi neghbor, & hurte him not wt yi lyppes.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 They bede their tuges like bowes, to shute out lies: As for the treuth, they maye nothinge awaye with all in the worlde. For they go from one wickednes to another, and holde nothinge of me, saieth the LORDE.
  • Ps 120:3-4 : 3 What rewarde shalbe geuen or done vnto the, thou false tonge? 4 Euen mightie & sharpe arowes, wt hote burnige coales.
  • Ps 140:3 : 3 They sharpen their tonges like a serpent, Adders poyson is vnder their lippes.
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Where as the goodnesse of God endureth yet daylie.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 O cast thy burthen (or care) vpon the LORDE, he shal norish the, and not leaue the rightuous in vnquietnesse.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 6:19
    77%

    19a false wytnesse yt bringeth vp lyes, & soch one as soweth discorde amonge brethren.

  • Prov 19:5
    77%

    5A false wytnesse shal not remayne vnpunyshed, and he that speaketh lyes shal not escape.

  • Prov 12:17-18
    2 verses
    77%

    17A iust man will tell the trueth, & shewethe thinge yt is right: but a false wytnesse disceaueth.

    18A slaunderous personne pricketh like a swerde, but a wyse mans tonge is wholsome.

  • Exod 20:16
    76%

    16Thou shalt beare no false wytnesse agaynst thy neghboure.

  • Prov 26:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18Like as one shuteth deadly arowes and dartes out of a preuy place, euen so doth a dyssembler with his neghboure,

    19And then sayeth he: I dyd it but in sporte.

  • Deut 19:16
    75%

    16But yf an vnrighteous wytnesse stonde vp agaynst eny man, to testifye eny trespace vpon him,

  • Prov 24:28
    75%

    28Be no false wytnesse agaynst yi neghbor, & hurte him not wt yi lyppes.

  • Jer 9:8
    75%

    8Their tunges are like sharpe arowes, to speake disceate. With their mouth they speake peaceably to their neghboure, but preuely they laye waite for him.

  • Prov 19:9
    75%

    9A false wytnesse shal not remayne vnpunyshed, & he yt speaketh lyes shal perishe.

  • Prov 25:19
    75%

    19The hope of the vngodly in tyme of nede, is like a rotten toth and a slippery foote.

  • Prov 14:5
    75%

    5A faithfull wytnesse wyl not dyssemble, but a false recorde wil make a lye.

  • Deut 5:20
    74%

    20Thou shalt beare no false witnes against thy neghboure.

  • Prov 21:28
    74%

    28A false wytnesse shal perishe, but he yt wilbe content to heare, shal allwaye haue power to speake himself.

  • Prov 29:5
    74%

    5Who so flatreth his neghbor, layeth a nette for his fete.

  • Prov 16:27-29
    3 verses
    73%

    27An vngodly personne stereth vp euell, and in his lippes he is as an whote burnynge fyre.

    28A frowarde body causeth strife, and he yt is a blabbe of his tonge, maketh deuysion amonge prynces.

    29A wicked ma begyleth his neghbor, & ledeth him ye waye yt is not good.

  • Prov 14:25
    73%

    25A faithfull wytnesse delyuereth soules, but a lyar dysceaueth them.

  • Prov 25:17
    73%

    17Withdrawe yi foote fro thy neghbours house, lest he be weery of the, and so abhorre the.

  • Deut 19:18
    73%

    18And the iudges shall make diligent inquisicion: & yf the witnesse be founde false, and hath geue false witnesse agaynst his brother,

  • Ps 15:3
    73%

    3He yt vseth no disceat in his tonge: he that doth no euell to his neghboure, & slaundreth not his neghbours.

  • Exod 23:1
    72%

    1Thou shalt not accepte a vayne tale, that thou woldest manteyne the vngodly, and be a false wytnesse.

  • Prov 10:18
    72%

    18Dissemblynge lippes kepe hatred secretly, and he that speaketh eny slaunder, is a foole.

  • Prov 26:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27Who so dyggeth vp a pytt, shal fal therin: and he yt weltreth a stone, shal stomble vpon it hymselfe.

    28A dyssemblynge tonge hateth one that rebuketh him, and a flaterige mouth worketh myschefe.

  • Jer 9:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4Yee one must kepe himself from another, no man maye safely trust his owne brother: for one brother vndermyneth another, & one neghboure begyleth another.

    5Yee one dissembleth with another, and they deale with no treuth. They haue practised their tunges to lye, and taken greate paynes to do myschefe.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4A wicked body holdeth moch of false lippes, & a dyssemblynge persone geueth eare to a disceatfull toge.

  • Prov 19:28
    71%

    28A false wytnes laugheth iudgmet to scorne, & the mouth of the vngodly eateth vp wickednes.

  • Ps 64:3
    71%

    3Which whette their tuges like a swerde, & shute wt their venimous wordes like as wt arowes.

  • Ps 52:2
    71%

    2Where as the goodnesse of God endureth yet daylie.

  • Prov 18:8
    71%

    8The wordes of a slaunderer are very woudes, and go thorow vnto the ynmost partes of the body.

  • Ps 120:3
    70%

    3What rewarde shalbe geuen or done vnto the, thou false tonge?

  • Prov 26:22
    70%

    22A slaunderers wordes are like flatery, but they pearse ye inwarde partes of ye body.

  • Ps 37:14
    70%

    14The vngodly drawe out the swerde & bende their bowe, to cast downe ye symple & poore, and to slaye soch as go ye right waye.

  • Deut 19:11
    70%

    11But yf eny man beare hate agaynst his neghboure, and layeth waite for him, and ryseth agaynst him, and smyteth him that he dye, and flyeth in to one of these cities,

  • Deut 27:24
    70%

    24Cursed be he that slayeth his neghboure secretly. And all the people shal saye, Amen.

  • Lev 19:16
    70%

    16Thou shalt let no preuy accuser go amoge ye people. Nether shalt thou stonde agaynst yi neghbours bloude: for I am ye LORDE.

  • Ps 5:6
    70%

    6But as for me, I wil come in to thy house, euen vpon the multitude of thy mercy: ad in thy feare wyll I worshipe towarde thy holy teple.

  • Prov 17:18
    70%

    18Who so promiseth by the hande, & is suertie for another, he is a foole.

  • Eccl 10:9
    69%

    9Who so remoueth stones, shall haue trauayle withall: and he that heweth wod, shalbe hurt therwith.

  • Isa 29:21
    69%

    21soch as laboure to drawe me vnto synne: and yt disceaue him, which reproueth them in the gate, & soch as turne good personnes to vanite.

  • Lev 24:19
    69%

    19And he that maymeth his neghboure, it shall be done vnto him, euen as he hath done:

  • Prov 17:20
    69%

    20Who so hath a frowarde herte, opteyneth no good: and he yt hath an ouerthwarte tonge, shal fall into myschefe.

  • Ps 50:19
    69%

    19Thou lettest yi mouth speake wickednesse, & thy tonge paynteth disceate.

  • Prov 6:12
    69%

    12A dissemblynge person, a wicked man goeth with a frowarde mouth:

  • Ps 62:3
    69%

    3How longe wil ye ymagin myschefe agaynst euery man? ye shal be slayne all ye sorte of you: yee as a tottringe wall shal ye be, & like a broken hedge.

  • Ps 10:7
    69%

    7He sytteth lurkynge in the gardens, that he maye pryuely murthur the innocent, his eyes are set vpo the poore.