Proverbs 25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Revised Version 1895
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 weary of 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 52:2Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalms 140:3They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah
Proverbs 24:28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Jeremiah 9:8Their tongue is a deadly 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 →