Proverbs 25:18–19
Proverbs 25:18–19 — The New International Version (NIV)
18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.
19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.
Proverbs 25:18–19 — English Standard Version (ESV)
18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19 Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble
is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
Proverbs 25:18–19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour
Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 25:18–19 — New Living Translation (NLT)
18 Telling lies about others
is as harmful as hitting them with an ax,
wounding them with a sword,
or shooting them with a sharp arrow.
19 Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble
is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot.
Proverbs 25:18–19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
Is like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 25:18–19 — New Century Version (NCV)
18 When you lie about your neighbors,
it hurts them as much as a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19 Trusting unfaithful people when you are in trouble
is like eating with a broken tooth or walking with a crippled foot.
Proverbs 25:18–19 — American Standard Version (ASV)
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor
Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 25:18–19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
18 A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.
19 A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful man in the day of trouble.
Proverbs 25:18–19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
18 ⸤Like⸥ a club and a sword and a sharp arrow,
⸤so⸥ is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.
19 ⸤Like⸥ a broken tooth and a lame foot,
⸤so⸥ is confidence in an unfaithful person in a ⸤time of⸥ crisis.
Proverbs 25:18–19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
18 A man giving false testimony against his neighbor
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19 Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time
is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.
Proverbs 25:18–19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
18 Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow
is one who bears false witness against a neighbor.
19 Like a bad tooth or a lame foot
is trust in a faithless person in time of trouble.
Proverbs 25:18–19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
18 Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow
is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
19 A bad tooth and a lame foot
is the trust of a faithless person in a time of trouble.
Proverbs 25:18–19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
18 A man who gives false witness against his neighbor
is like a club, a sword or a sharp arrow.
19 Trusting someone who is not faithful when trouble comes
is like a bad tooth or a disabled foot.