Proverbs 25:18
An ish that beareth ed sheker (false witness) against his re'a 1 is a club, and a cherev, and a sharp khetz (arrow). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 52:2When Do'eg HaAdomi [the Edomite] went to Sha'ul and said to him, Dovid has gone to Bais Achimelech) 1
Psalms 57:4He shall send from Shomayim, 1 and save me from the disgrace of him that would swallow me up. 1 Selah 1 Elohim shall send forth His chesed (lovingkindness) and His emes (truth). 1
Psalms 140:3Which plan ra'ot (evils) in their lev; 1 kol yom they incite milchamot (wars). 1
Proverbs 24:28Be not an ed (witness) against thy re'a without cause, 1 and deceive not with thy sfatayim (lips). 1
Jeremiah 9:8Shall I not visit them [in punishment] for these things? saith Hashem. 1 Shall not My Nefesh be avenged 1 on such a Goy (nation) as this? 1
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 →