Proverbs 25:18
Telling lies in court against a friend is like attacking them with a mace, or a sword, or an arrow.
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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
Cross References
Psalms 52:2You plot to make people suffer; your words cut like a sharp razor, you liar!
Psalms 57:4I am surrounded by man-eating lions—I am forced to live with them! Their teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongues are swords.
Psalms 140:3Their tongues are as sharp as those of snakes; viper's venom is on their lips. Selah.
Proverbs 24:28Don't testify against your neighbors without having a good reason, and don't tell lies.
Jeremiah 9:8Their words are arrows that kill; they always tell lies. They're nice to their friends on the outside while plotting against them inside.
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 →