PRO 25:18 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ῥόπαλον καὶ μάχαιρα καὶ τόξευμα ἀκιδωτὸν, οὕτως καὶ ἀνὴρ ὁ καταμαρτυρῶν τοῦ φίλου αὐτοῦ μαρτυρίαν ψευδῆ.
(Ɽopalon kai maⱪaira kai toxeuma akidōton, houtōs kai anaʸr ho katamarturōn tou filou autou marturian pseudaʸ. )

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

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 people they know
⇔ are deadly, like a club, sword, or piercing arrow.

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

OEB One who bears false witness against his neighbour
⇔ is a hammer, a sword, and a sharp-pointed arrow.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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.

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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.

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.

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

25:18 Psal. 120. 4. chap. 12. 18.

Bshps Whoso beareth false witnesse against his neighbour, he is a very club, a sworde, and a sharpe arrowe.
(Whoso beareth false witness against his neighbour, he is a very club, a sword, and a sharpe 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 false witness against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrow. )

Cvdl Who so beareth false wytnesse agaynst his neghboure, he is a very speare, a swearde & a sharpe arowe.
(Who so beareth false witness against his neighbour, he is a very spear, a swearde and a sharpe 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 scharp arrow, a man that speaketh/speaks fals witnessing against his neighbour.)

Luth Wer wider seinen Nächsten falsch Zeugnis redet, der ist ein Spieß, Schwert und scharfer Pfeil.
(Who against his Nächsten falsch transcript redet, the/of_the is a Spieß, sword and scharfer Pfeil.)

ClVg Jaculum, et gladius, et sagitta acuta, homo qui loquitur contra proximum suum falsum testimonium.
(Yaculum, and gladius, and sagitta acuta, human who loquitur on_the_contrary proximum his_own falsum testimony. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

מֵפִ֣יץ וְ֭⁠חֶרֶב וְ⁠חֵ֣ץ שָׁנ֑וּן אִ֥ישׁ עֹנֶ֥ה בְ֝⁠רֵעֵ֗⁠הוּ עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר

club and,sword and,arrow sharp (a)_man bears in/on/at/with,neighbor,his witness false

If it would be helpful in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses. Alternate translation: “A man who answers a testimony of falsehood against his neighbor is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מֵפִ֣יץ וְ֭⁠חֶרֶב וְ⁠חֵ֣ץ שָׁנ֑וּן

club and,sword and,arrow sharp

In this verse, Solomon speaks of a man who answers a testimony of falsehood against his neighbor being deadly as if he were A hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “Very deadly” or “Like a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אִ֥ישׁ עֹנֶ֥ה בְ֝⁠רֵעֵ֗⁠הוּ

(a)_man bears in/on/at/with,neighbor,his

Although the terms man and his are masculine, Solomon is using these words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “is a person who answers … against that person’s neighbor”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עֹנֶ֥ה בְ֝⁠רֵעֵ֗⁠הוּ עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר

bears in/on/at/with,neighbor,his witness false

In the original language, the words translated as answers and against mean “testifies against.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “who testifies against his neighbor with a testimony of falsehood”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר

witness false

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a testimony that is characterized by falsehood. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “a false testimony”

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