Proverbs 25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
*A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is a maule, and a sword, and a sharpe arrow.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referencePsal. 120.4. chap. 12.18.
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- Psalms 57:4Rank 1 from verse 18
4My 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.
4My soule is among lyons, and I lie euen among them that are set on fire: euen the sonnes of men, whose teeth are speares and arrowes, and their tongue a sharpe sword.
- Proverbs 12:18Rank 2 from verse 18
6And 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.
6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquitie: so is the tongue amongst our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire of hell.
- Jeremiah 9:8Rank 4 from verse 18
8Their 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.
8***†‖Their tongue is as an arrowe shot out, it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his waite.
- Jeremiah 9:3Rank 5 from verse 18
3And 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.
3And they bend their tongue like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the trueth vpon the earth: for they proceed from euil to euill, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
- Psalms 120:3–4Rank 6 from verse 18
- Proverbs 24:28Rank 7 from verse 18
- Psalms 140:3Rank 8 from verse 18
- Psalms 52:2Rank 9 from verse 18
- Psalms 55:21Rank 10 from verse 18
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Proverbs 25:18
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Not solid or sound; deceiving expectations. Not faithful or loyal; treacherous; perfidious; deceitful.
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Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.
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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
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A heavy mallet or hammer.
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Having a keen edge or point; cutting, piercing, severe, intense, or forceful.
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Sense 1: A pointed missile shot from a bow. Sense 2: By figure, something represented or compared as an arrow.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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25:17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
25:17‖†Withdraw thy foote from thy neighbours house: lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
25:18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
25:18*A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is a maule, and a sword, and a sharpe arrow.
Selected passage25:19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
25:19Confidence in an vnfaithfull man in time of trouble, is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of ioynt.