Proverbs 25:18
As a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
Brenton Septuagint
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
17Enter sparingly into thy friend's house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee.
19The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
Cross References
Psalms 52:2The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that does good.
Psalms 57:4Sinners have gone astray from the womb: they go astray from the belly: they speak lies.
Psalms 140:3Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a + 140:3 Lit. a door of fortification.strong door about my lips.
Proverbs 24:28Be not a false witness against thy fellow citizen, neither exaggerate with thy lips.
Jeremiah 9:8Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a people as this?
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 →