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Proverbs 25:18 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. "
Proverbs 25:18
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Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
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.
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Proverbs 25:1
"These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out."
Proverbs 25:2
"It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter."
Proverbs 25:3
"The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable."
Proverbs 25:4
"Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer."
Proverbs 25:5
"Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness."
Proverbs 25:6
"Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great"
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