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


In Context

15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

16 If you find honey, eat just enough- too much of it, and you will vomit.

17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house- too much of you, and he will hate you.

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

19 Like a bad tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in times of trouble.

20 Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, is one who sings songs to a 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 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 English Revised 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 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.