18 Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 25:18
Wisdom Before Kings: Hidden Matters, Fitting Words, Faithful Messengers, Enemies, Restraint, and Self-Control
The chapter moves from the historical introduction and royal wisdom, to humility and restraint before kings, to disputes and fitting speech, to faithful and unfaithful communication, to patience and neighborly limits, to mercy toward enemies, and finally to warnings about slander, quarrels, compromise, excess, and the necessity of self-control.
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Verse 18
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[Like] a club מֵפִ֣יץ H4650 Noun - masculine singular or sword וְ֭חֶרֶב H2719 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular or sharp שָׁנ֑וּן H8150 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular arrow וְחֵ֣ץ H2671 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular [is] a man אִ֥ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular who bears עֹנֶ֥ה H6030 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular false שָֽׁקֶר׃ H8267 Noun - masculine singular witness עֵ֣ד H5707 Noun - masculine singular construct against his neighbor בְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּ H7453 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular