Proverbs 25:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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  • Ps 57:4 : 4 My soul is among lions, and I lie among those who 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 are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
  • Jer 9:8 : 8 Their tongue is like an arrow shot out; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lies in wait.
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
  • Prov 24:28 : 28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 And they bend their tongues like a bow for lies; but they are not valiant for the truth on the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, says the LORD.
  • Ps 120:3-4 : 3 What shall be given to you? Or what shall be done to you, you 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 Your tongue devises 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 they were drawn swords.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:19
    77%

    19A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.

  • Prov 19:5
    77%

    5A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall not escape.

  • Prov 12:17-18
    2 verses
    77%

    17He who speaks truth declares righteousness, but a false witness deceit.

    18There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

  • Exod 20:16
    76%

    16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

  • Prov 26:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,

    19So is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, Am I not joking?

  • Deut 19:16
    75%

    16If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing;

  • Prov 24:28
    75%

    28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

  • Jer 9:8
    75%

    8Their tongue is like an arrow shot out; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lies in wait.

  • Prov 19:9
    75%

    9A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall perish.

  • Prov 25:19
    75%

    19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a foot out of joint.

  • Prov 14:5
    75%

    5A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will utter lies.

  • Deut 5:20
    74%

    20Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor.

  • Prov 21:28
    74%

    28A false witness shall perish, but the man who hears will speak consistently.

  • Prov 29:5
    74%

    5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

  • Prov 16:27-29
    3 verses
    73%

    27An ungodly man digs up evil, and in his lips there is like a burning fire.

    28A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

    29A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good.

  • Prov 14:25
    73%

    25A truthful witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.

  • Prov 25:17
    73%

    17Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house, lest he become weary of you and so hate you.

  • Deut 19:18
    73%

    18And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness who has testified falsely against his brother;

  • Ps 15:3
    73%

    3He who does not slander with his tongue, nor do evil to his neighbor, nor take up a reproach against his neighbor.

  • Exod 23:1
    72%

    1You shall not spread a false report; do not join hands with the wicked to be a dishonest witness.

  • Prov 10:18
    72%

    18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

  • Prov 26:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.

    28A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • Jer 9:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4Take heed every one of his neighbor, and do not trust in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanders.

    5And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4A wicked doer listens to false lips, and a liar gives ear to a deceitful tongue.

  • Prov 19:28
    71%

    28An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Ps 64:3
    71%

    3Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words.

  • Ps 52:2
    71%

    2Your tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

  • Prov 18:8
    71%

    8The words of a talebearer are like wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

  • Ps 120:3
    70%

    3What shall be given to you? Or what shall be done to you, you false tongue?

  • Prov 26:22
    70%

    22The words of a gossip are like wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

  • Ps 37:14
    70%

    14The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay those who are of upright conduct.

  • Deut 19:11
    70%

    11But if any man hates his neighbor, and lies in wait for him, and rises against him, and strikes him mortally so that he dies, and flees into one of these cities;

  • Deut 27:24
    70%

    24Cursed be he who strikes his neighbor secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Lev 19:16
    70%

    16You shall not go around as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.

  • Ps 5:6
    70%

    6You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; the LORD will abhor the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

  • Prov 17:18
    70%

    18A man lacking understanding shakes hands in a pledge, and becomes surety for his friend.

  • Eccl 10:9
    69%

    9Whoso removes stones shall be hurt by them; and he who splits wood shall be endangered by it.

  • Isa 29:21
    69%

    21That make a man an offender by a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nothing.

  • Lev 24:19
    69%

    19And if a man causes a blemish in his neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to him:

  • Prov 17:20
    69%

    20He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Ps 50:19
    69%

    19You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

  • Prov 6:12
    69%

    12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth.

  • Ps 62:3
    69%

    3How long will you imagine mischief against a man? You shall all be slain; as a leaning wall shall you be, and as a tottering fence.

  • Ps 10:7
    69%

    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and vanity.