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Proverbs 25:18
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Proverbs 25:18
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
18*A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is a maule, and a sword, and a sharpe arrow.
- Psal. 120.4. chap. 12.18.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 25:18
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Not solid or sound; deceiving expectations. Not faithful or loyal; treacherous; perfidious; deceitful.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
One who testifies from knowledge; testimony; as a verb, to see, attest, or testify.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
A heavy mallet or hammer.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Having a keen edge or point; acute, piercing, severe, or ready, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
A comparison or symbol figured as an arrow; its specific force is stated by the verse.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 18
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Open the full verse study4My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
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Open the full verse study18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
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Open the full verse study6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
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Open the full verse study8Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
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Open the full verse study3And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord.
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Open the full verse study3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
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Open the full verse study28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
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Open the full verse study3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
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Open the full verse study2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.
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Open the full verse study21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
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