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Pro 25:18 — A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		Pro 12:18; Psa 52:2; Psa 55:21; Psa 57:4; Psa 120:3,4; Psa 140:3; Jer 9:3,8; Jam 3:6

Correlating Passages

Related Verses

	Pro 12:18	There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
	Psa 52:2	Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
	Psa 55:21	[The words] of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war [was] in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet [were] they drawn swords.
	Psa 57:4	My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
	Psa 120:3	What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
	Psa 120:4	Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
	Psa 140:3	They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison [is] under their lips. Selah.
	Jer 9:3	And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
	Jer 9:8	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.
	Jam 3:6	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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Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 25:18," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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