Proverbs 25:18
A battle-axe, and a sword, and a sharpened arrow is a man that testifieth as a false witness against his neighbor.
Leeser Tanakh
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
17Make thy foot scarce in the house of thy friend: lest he have too much of thee, and so hate thee.
Cross References
Psalms 52:2(52:4) Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs, like a sharpened razor, thou worker of deceit.
Psalms 57:4(57:5) My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down [in the midst of] those that send out flames, [those] sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharpened sword.
Psalms 140:3(140:4) They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the poison of the adder is under their lips. Selah.
Proverbs 24:28Be not without cause a witness against thy neighbor; for wouldst thou beguile with thy lips?
Jeremiah 9:8(9:7) A murderous arrow is their tongue; [every one] speaketh deceit: with his mouth speaketh he peaceably to his neighbor, 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 →