Proverbs 25:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised A person giving false testimony against his neighbour is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a heavy sledgehammer and a sword and a sharp arrow. American Standard Version (1901) A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. Common English Bible People who testify falsely against their neighbors are like a club, sword, and sharpened arrow. Catholic Public Domain Version A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow. |
There is one who speaks rashly, like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Don’t testify against your neighbour without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
Seldom set foot in your neighbour’s house; otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.
They bent their tongues like their bows; lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land, for they proceed from one evil to another, and they do not take me into account. This is the Lord’s declaration.
Their tongues are deadly arrows – they speak deception. With his mouth one speaks peaceably with his friend, but inwardly he sets up an ambush.
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among our members. It stains the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.