18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.


In Context

15 By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee; lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

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

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

20 As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

Proverbs 25:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:18Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is the man who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:18A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:18A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:18A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:18A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.