Proverbs 25:18
מֵפִיץ וְחֶרֶב וְחֵץ שָׁנוּן אִישׁ עֹנֶה בְרֵעֵהוּ עֵד שָֽׁקֶר ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
17הֹקַר רַגְלְךָ מִבֵּית רֵעֶךָ פֶּן ־ יִשְׂבָּעֲךָ וּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ ׃
19שֵׁן רֹעָה וְרֶגֶל מוּעָדֶת מִבְטָח בּוֹגֵד בְּיוֹם צָרָֽה ׃
Cross References
Psalms 52:2בְּבוֹא ׀ דּוֹאֵג הָאֲדֹמִי וַיַּגֵּד לְשָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בָּא דָוִד אֶל ־ בֵּית אֲחִימֶֽלֶךְ ׃
Psalms 57:4יִשְׁלַח מִשָּׁמַיִם ׀ וְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵנִי חֵרֵף שֹׁאֲפִי סֶלָה יִשְׁלַח אֱלֹהִים חַסְדּוֹ וַאֲמִתּֽוֹ ׃
Psalms 140:3אֲשֶׁר חָשְׁבוּ רָעוֹת בְּלֵב כָּל ־ יוֹם יָגוּרוּ מִלְחָמֽוֹת ׃
Proverbs 24:28אַל ־ תְּהִי עֵד ־ חִנָּם בְּרֵעֶךָ וַהֲפִתִּיתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ ׃
Jeremiah 9:8הַעַל ־ אֵלֶּה לֹֽא ־ אֶפְקָד ־ בָּם נְאֻם ־ יְהוָה אִם בְּגוֹי אֲשֶׁר ־ כָּזֶה לֹא תִתְנַקֵּם נַפְשִֽׁי ׃ ס
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 →