Proverbs 25:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.”
Proverbs 25:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 25:18 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 25:18 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 25:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.”
Proverbs 25:18 — World English Bible
Proverbs 25:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. ”
Proverbs 25:18 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 25:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, <FI>Is<Fi> the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.”
Proverbs 25:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 25:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour. ”
Proverbs 25:18 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 25:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe.”
Proverbs 25:18 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 25:18 in Context — Proverbs 25
16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
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.
20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
What Does Proverbs 25:18 Mean?
Proverbs 25:18 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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