Proverbs 25:18

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 57:4 : 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.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 ¶ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
  • Jer 9:8 : 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.
  • Jas 3:6 : 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.
  • Prov 24:28 : 28 ¶ Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive [not] with thy lips.
  • Jer 9:3 : 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.
  • Ps 120:3-4 : 3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
  • Ps 140:3 : 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison [is] under their lips. Selah.
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
  • 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, yet [were] they drawn swords.

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    19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

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    5 ¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.

  • Prov 12:17-18
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    17 ¶ [He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

    18 ¶ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.

  • Exod 20:16
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    16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

  • Prov 26:18-19
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    18 ¶ As a mad [man] who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

    19 So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

  • Deut 19:16
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    16 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him [that which is] wrong;

  • Prov 24:28
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    28 ¶ Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive [not] with thy lips.

  • Jer 9:8
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    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.

  • Prov 19:9
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    9 ¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish.

  • Prov 25:19
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    19 ¶ Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble [is like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

  • Prov 14:5
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    5 ¶ A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

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    20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

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    28 ¶ A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

  • Prov 29:5
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    5 ¶ A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

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    27 ¶ An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.

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    25 ¶ A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies.

  • Prov 25:17
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    17 ¶ Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.

  • Deut 19:18
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    18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, [if] the witness [be] a false witness, [and] hath testified falsely against his brother;

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    27 ¶ Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

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    3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

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    19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;

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