Proverbs 25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
In Context
17Withdraw thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest having his fill he hate thee.
19To trust in an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot,
Cross References
Psalms 52:2They are corrupted, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that doth good.
Psalms 57:4The wicked are alienated from the womb; they have gone astray from the womb: they have spoken false things.
Psalms 140:3Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips.
Proverbs 24:28Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips.
Jeremiah 9:8Their tongue is a piercing arrow, it hath spoken deceit: with his mouth one speaketh peace with his friend, and secretly he lieth in wait for him.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:18
17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. Here he mentions another pleasure which we must not take too much of, that of visiting our friends, the former for fear of surfeiting ourselves, this for fear of surfeiting our neighbour. 1. It is a piece of civility to visit our neighbours sometimes, to show our respect to them and concern for them, and to cultivate and improve mutual acquaintance and love, and that we may have both the satisfaction and advantage of their… Read the whole commentary →