Proverbs 25:18

New Century Version

When you lie about your neighbors, it hurts them as much as a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

Cross References

Psalm 140:3

They make their tongues sharp as a snake’s; their words are like snake poison.Selah

Psalm 52:2

You think up evil plans. Your tongue is like a sharp razor, making up lies.

Psalm 55:21

His words are slippery like butter, but war is in his heart. His words are smoother than oil, but they cut like knives.

Psalm 57:4

Enemies, like lions, are all around me; I must lie down among them. Their teeth are like spears and arrows, their tongues as sharp as swords.

Exodus 20:16

“You must not tell lies about your neighbor.

Proverbs 12:18

Careless words stab like a sword, but wise words bring healing.

Proverbs 24:28

Don’t testify against your neighbor for no good reason. Don’t say things that are false.

Proverbs 25:17

Don’t go to your neighbor’s house too often; too much of you will make him hate you.

Jeremiah 9:3

“They use their tongues like a bow, shooting lies from their mouths like arrows. Lies, not truth, have grown strong in the land. They go from one evil thing to another. They do not know who I am,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongues are like sharp arrows. Their mouths speak lies. Everyone speaks nicely to his neighbor, but he is secretly planning to attack him.

James 3:6

And the tongue is like a fire. It is a whole world of evil among the parts of our bodies. The tongue spreads its evil through the whole body. The tongue is set on fire by hell, and it starts a fire that influences all of life.