Proverbs 25:18

New International Reader's Version

A person who is a false witness against a neighbor is like a club, a sword or a sharp arrow.

Cross References

Psalm 140:3

Their tongues are as deadly as the tongue of a serpent. The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.

Psalm 52:2

You plan ways to destroy others. Your tongue is like a blade that has a sharp edge. You are always telling lies.

Psalm 55:21

His talk is as smooth as butter. But he has war in his heart. His words flow like olive oil. But they are like swords ready for battle.

Psalm 57:4

Men who are like lions are all around me. I am forced to lie down among people who are like hungry animals. Their teeth are like spears and arrows. Their tongues are like sharp swords.

Exodus 20:16

“Do not be a false witness against your neighbor.

Proverbs 12:18

The words of thoughtless people cut like swords. But the tongue of wise people brings healing.

Proverbs 24:28

Don’t be a witness against your neighbor for no reason. Would you use your lips to tell lies?

Proverbs 25:17

Don’t go to your neighbor’s home very often. If they see too much of you, they will hate you.

Jeremiah 9:3

“They get ready to use their tongues like bows,” announces the Lord. “Their mouths shoot out lies like arrows. They tell lies to gain power in the land. They go from one sin to another. They do not pay any attention to me.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They tell lies. With their mouths all of them speak kindly to their neighbors. But in their hearts they set traps for them.

James 3:6

The tongue is also a fire. The tongue is the most evil part of the body. It makes the whole body impure. It sets a person’s whole way of life on fire. And the tongue itself is set on fire by hell.