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.

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

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

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

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

  • 16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 20 Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Jer 9:4-5
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    4 Take 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.

    5 And 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 14 The 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.

  • 11 But 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;

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

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

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

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

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

  • 21 That 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.

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

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

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

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

  • 3 How 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.

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