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Proverbs 25

Prov. 25:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
that beareth
`anah (Hebrew #6030)
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
KJV usage: give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, X scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also 1042, 1043.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
false
sheqer (Hebrew #8267)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
KJV usage: without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
Pronounce: sheh'-ker
Origin: from 8266
witness
`ed (Hebrew #5707)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
KJV usage: witness.
Pronounce: ayd
Origin: contracted from 5749
against his neighbor
rea` (Hebrew #7453)
from 7462; an associate (more or less close)
KJV usage: brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, X (an-)other.
Pronounce: ray'-ah
Origin: or reya2 {ray'-ah}
is a maul
mephiyts (Hebrew #4650)
a breaker, i.e. mallet
KJV usage: maul.
Pronounce: may-feets'
Origin: from 6327
, and a sword
chereb (Hebrew #2719)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
KJV usage: axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
Pronounce: kheh'-reb
Origin: from 2717
l, and a sharp
shanan (Hebrew #8150)
to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate
KJV usage: prick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet.
Pronounce: shaw-nan'
Origin: a primitive root
arrow
chets (Hebrew #2671)
properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; (by interchange for 6086) the shaft of a spear
KJV usage: + archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
Pronounce: khayts
Origin: from 2686
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Psa. 57:4• 4My soul [is] in the midst of lions;{HR}I will lie down with those on fire, the sons of men,{HR}Their teeth spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. (Psa. 57:4)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 12:18• 18There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword;{HR}But the tongue of the wise [is] health. (Prov. 12:18)
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Psa. 52:2• 2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs,{HR}As a sharp razor, working deceit. (Psa. 52:2)
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Psa. 55:21• 21Smooth as butter was his mouth,{HR}And war his heart;{HR}His words were softer than oil,{HR}And [yet] they are drawn swords. (Psa. 55:21)
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Psa. 57:4• 4My soul [is] in the midst of lions;{HR}I will lie down with those on fire, the sons of men,{HR}Their teeth spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. (Psa. 57:4)
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Psa. 120:3‑4• 3What shall be given unto thee,{HR}What shall be added unto thee,{HR}O tongue of deceit?
 4A mighty one's arrows sharpened,{HR}With coals of broom. (Psa. 120:3‑4)
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Psa. 140:3• 3They whet their tongue like a serpent:{HR}Adder's poison [is] under their lips, Selah. (Psa. 140:3)
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Jer. 9:3,8• 3{i}And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood, and not for fidelity are they valiant in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.{/i}
 8{i}Their tongue is a murderous arrow; it speaketh deceit. A man speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth his ambush.{/i} (Jer. 9:3,8)
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James 3:6• 6And the tongue [is] fire, the world of iniquity; the tongue cometh to be in our members that which defileth the whole body, and setteth in a blaze the course of nature, and is set in a blaze by gehenna. (James 3:6)
• How little the slanderer considers the grief oft-times caused to the innocent objects of his vicious tongue! As war-like weapons, carrying pain and anguish in their wake, are the hateful and cruel words they recklessly utter, often destroying all peace of mind and arousing just indignation. On the other hand, it is well for the injured one to take all to the Lord Himself and leave it at His feet. (“Proverbs Twenty-Five” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour{HR}[Is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.