Proverbs 25:18

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מֵפִ֣יץ וְ֭חֶרֶב וְחֵ֣ץ שָׁנ֑וּן אִ֥ישׁ עֹנֶ֥ה בְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּ עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר׃

Transliteration

mēpîṣ and-ḥereb and-ḥēṣ šānûn ʾîš ʿōneh against-rēʿēhû ʿēd šāqer

Grammar Details

*mēpîṣ*: noun, masculine singular - club/mace
*wĕ*: conjunction - and
*ḥereb*: noun, feminine singular - sword
*ḥēṣ*: noun, masculine singular - arrow
*šānûn*: qal passive participle, masculine singular - sharpened
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man
*ʿōneh*: qal participle, masculine singular - testifying
*bĕ*: preposition - against
*rēʿēhû*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his neighbor
*ʿēd*: noun, masculine singular construct - witness of
*šāqer*: noun, masculine singular - falsehood

Word Meanings

*mēpîṣ*: club/mace/hammer/maul
*ḥereb*: sword/knife
*ḥēṣ*: arrow/shaft
*šānûn*: sharpened/pointed
*ʿōneh*: testifying/answering/responding
*rēʿēhû*: his neighbor/his friend/his companion
*ʿēd*: witness/testimony
*šāqer*: falsehood/lie/deception

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Referenced Verses

Ps 57:4 : 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie{H8799)} even among them that are set on fire{H8802)}, 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{H8799)} mischiefs; like a sharp{H8794)} razor, working{H8802)} deceitfully.
Ps 55:21 : 21 The words of his mouth were smoother{H8804)} than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer{H8804)} than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Prov 6:19
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19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
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5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
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17He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
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8Their 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.
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Prov 25:17
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Deut 19:18
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