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Proverbs 25:18 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: 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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16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit

17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate

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.

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Here, the sin condemned is bearing false witness against our neighbor, whether in court or in ordinary conversation, against the ninth commandment. The point especially stressed is how harmful this sin is. A false witness can ruin a person’s reputation, but it can also harm their life, their property, their family, and everything precious to them.

A false accusation is dangerous in every way. It is like a club that can crush a man’s head, like a flail against which there is no shield, like a sword that wounds up close, and like a sharp arrow that strikes from far away. Because of this, we should pray, “Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips” (Psalm 120:2).

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Jeremiah 9:8

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"Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait."

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James 3:6

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"And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell."

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From This Chapter

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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