Proverbs 25:18
As a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, so is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be sated with thee, and hate thee.
19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Cross References
Psalms 52:2(52-4) Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalms 57:4(57-5) My soul is among lions, I do lie down among them that are aflame; even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalms 140:3(140-4) They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; vipers' venom is under their lips. Selah
Proverbs 24:28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Jeremiah 9:8(9-7) Their tongue is a sharpened arrow, it speaketh deceit; one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth 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 →