Proverbs 25:18
Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.
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Referenced Verses
- Ps 57:4 : 4 I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
- Prov 12:18 : 18 Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.
- Jer 9:8 : 8 Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.
- Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and 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 words.
- Jer 9:3 : 3 The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
- Ps 120:3-4 : 3 How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker? 4 Here’s how! With the sharp arrows of warriors, with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.
- Ps 140:3 : 3 Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)
- Ps 52:2 : 2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
- Ps 55:21 : 21 His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.
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19 a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.
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5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment.
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17 The faithful witness tells what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
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16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
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19 so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”
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16 If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,
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28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.
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8 Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.
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9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish.
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5 A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
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20 You must not offer false testimony against another.
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28 A lying witness will perish, but the one who reports accurately speaks forever.
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5 The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
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27 A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.
29 A violent person entices his neighbor, and then leads him down a path that is terrible.
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25 A truthful witness rescues lives, but one who testifies falsely betrays them.
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17 Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.
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1 Justice“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
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18 The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.
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27 The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone– it will come back on him.
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4 Everyone must be on his guard around his friends. He must not even trust any of his relatives. For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him.
5 One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.
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4 One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.
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28 A crooked witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
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3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,
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2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
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8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into the person’s innermost being.
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3 How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?
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22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into a person’s innermost being.
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14 Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.
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11 However, suppose a person hates someone else and stalks him, attacks him, kills him, and then flees to one of these cities.
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24 ‘Cursed is the one who kills his neighbor in private.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
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6 You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people.
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18 The one who lacks sense strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.
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9 One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.
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19 If a man inflicts an injury on his fellow citizen, just as he has done it must be done to him–
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20 The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.
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19 You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.
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12 A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;
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3 How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.
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7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.