Proverbs 26:18–22

¹⁸A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

¹¹Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

²³Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

²³The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

⁴Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

²³It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

⁹Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

²¹Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

¹³And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

²⁸A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

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.

¹⁰Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

²²The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

¹⁸A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

²²An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

¹AND there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

²And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)

³That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

²⁰And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

¹²Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

³³Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

⁴Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

⁸The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

¹⁹He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

⁹In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.