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Proverbs 25:18
A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.
Proverbs 25:18 · Darby Bible
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Proverbs 25:18 in other translations
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
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In context
15 By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16 Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.
17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.
18 A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.
19 A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful [man] in the day of trouble.
20 [As] he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad heart.
21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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