Verse List for PROV 25:18

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OET (OET-RV) A man who gives a false testimony against his neighbour, ⇔ is like a club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.

OET-LV A _war-club and_a _sword and_an _arrow sharpened a _person who_testifies against_neighbour _of_his a _witness _of falsehood.

ULT A hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow ⇔ is a man who answers a testimony of falsehood against his neighbor.

UST People who lie when they testify against other people ⇔  are deadly, as if they had attacked them with a club, a sword, or a piercing arrow.

BSB & MSB [Like] a club or sword or sharp arrow ⇔  [is] a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB A man who gives false testimony against his neighbour ⇔  is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

NET Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, ⇔ so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.

LSV A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow,
[Is] the man testifying a false testimony against his neighbor.

FBV Telling lies in court against a friend is like attacking them with a mace, or a sword, or an arrow.

T4T ⇔  To falsely accuse others in court ⇔  is like [SIM] attacking them with a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.

LEB • Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow
• is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

BBE One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

Moff A club, a sword, a pointed arrow-- ⇔  so is the man who gives false evidence against his neighbour.

JPS As a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, so is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.

ASV A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor ⇔ Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

DRA A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.

YLT A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

Drby A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.

RV A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
(A man that beareth/bears false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.)

SLT A mallet and a sword and an arrow sharpened, the man answering against his neighbor testimony of falsehood.

Wbstr A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

KJB-1769 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
(A man that beareth/bears false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.)

KJB-1611 A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is a maule, and a sword, and a sharpe arrow.
(A man that beareth/bears false witness against his neighbour, is a maule, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.)

Bshps Whoso beareth false witnesse against his neighbour, he is a very club, a sworde, and a sharpe arrowe.
(Whoso/Whoever beareth/bears false witness against his neighbour, he is a very club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.)

Gnva A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe.
(A man that beareth/bears false witness against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharp arrow.)

Cvdl Who so beareth false wytnesse agaynst his neghboure, he is a very speare, a swearde & a sharpe arowe.
(Whoso/Whoever beareth/bears false witness against his neighbour, he is a very spear, a sword and a sharp arrow.)

Wycl A dart, and a swerd, and a scharp arowe, a man that spekith fals witnessing ayens his neiybore.
(A dart, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, a man that speaketh/speaks false witnessing against his neighbour.)

Luth Wer wider seinen Nächsten falsch Zeugnis redet, der ist ein Spieß, Schwert und scharfer Pfeil.
(Who against his neighbour false/incorrect testimonials talks, the/of_the is a pike/spear, sword and sharpr arrow.)

ClVg Jaculum, et gladius, et sagitta acuta, homo qui loquitur contra proximum suum falsum testimonium.
(Yaculum, and sword, and arrow acuta, man who/which speaks on_the_contrary next_door his_own false/error testimony.)

UHB מֵפִ֣יץ וְ֭⁠חֶרֶב וְ⁠חֵ֣ץ שָׁנ֑וּן אִ֥ישׁ עֹנֶ֥ה בְ֝⁠רֵעֵ֗⁠הוּ עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר׃ ‡

BrLXX Ῥόπαλον καὶ μάχαιρα καὶ τόξευμα ἀκιδωτὸν, οὕτως καὶ ἀνὴρ ὁ καταμαρτυρῶν τοῦ φίλου αὐτοῦ μαρτυρίαν ψευδῆ.

BrTr As a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.