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Proverbs 25:18
A hammer and a sword, and a sharpened arrow, is a man becoming a false witness against his neighbour.
Proverbs 25:18 · Rotherham Emphasised 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 patience, is a judge persuaded, and, a soft tongue, breaketh the bone.
16 Honey having found, eat to suffice thee, lest thou loathe it, and vomit it forth.
17 Withhold thy foot from the house of thy neighbour,—lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
18 A hammer and a sword, and a sharpened arrow, is a man becoming a false witness against his neighbour.
19 A broken tooth and a faltering foot, is confidence in the treacherous, in the day of danger.
20 As splendour of dress on a cold day—vinegar upon nitre, so is a singer with songs, unto a sad heart.
21 If he that hateth thee hunger, give him bread to eat, and, if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;
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