Proverbs 25:18

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Cross References

Psalm 140:3

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; Adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

Psalm 52:2

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Psalm 55:21

The 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.

Psalm 57:4

My 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.

Exodus 20:16

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Proverbs 12:18

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: But the tongue of the wise is health.

Proverbs 24:28

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

Proverbs 25:17

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; Lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

Jeremiah 9:3

And 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.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their 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.

James 3:6

And 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.