Proverbs 25:18
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
In context
15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone. 16 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it. 17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he have his fill of you and hate you. 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. 20 Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on soda. 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 25:18 in the KJV
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 25:18 in the NIV
Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.