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.
LXX2012 (US English)
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 your friend's house, lest he be satiated with your company, and hate you.
19The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
Cross References
Psalms 52:2God looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any that understood, or sought after God. 1
Psalms 57:4Their venom is like that of a serpent; as that of a deaf asp, and that stops her ears; 1
Psalms 140:3Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a + 140:3 Lit. a door of fortification. strong door about by lips. 1
Proverbs 24:28Be not a false witness against your fellow citizen, neither exaggerate with your lips.
Jeremiah 9:8Their tongue is a wounding arrow; the words of their mouth are deceitful: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor, but in himself retains enmity.
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 →