Proverbs 25:18

New King James Version

A man who bears false witness against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Cross References

Psalm 140:3

They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue devises destruction, 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 they were drawn swords.

Psalm 57:4

My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men Who are set on fire, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

Exodus 20:16

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Proverbs 12:18

There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.

Proverbs 24:28

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, For would you deceive with your lips?

Proverbs 25:17

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, Lest he become weary of you and hate you.

Jeremiah 9:3

“And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongue is an arrow shot out; It speaks deceit; One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, But in his heart he lies in wait.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.