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Proverbs 25:18

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18A man that gbeareth false witness against his neighbour

Is a maul, and ha sword, and a isharp arrow.

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Footnotes

  1. gEx. 20:16. So ch. 24:28.
  2. hSee Ps. 57:4.
  3. iSee Ps. 45:5.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A man who bears false witness against his neighbor

is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow

is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A person giving false testimony against his neighbor

is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow

is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.