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


In Context

15 By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

16 Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it.

17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.

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

19 A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.

20 Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad 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 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 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.