Proverbs
Proverbs 25:18
18Like a club or sword or sharp arrow
is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a club | מֵפִ֣יץ | mê·p̄îṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H4650 scatterer, disperser |
| or sword | וְ֭חֶרֶב | wə·ḥe·reḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| or sharp | שָׁנ֑וּן | šā·nūn | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H8150 whet, sharpen |
| arrow | וְחֵ֣ץ | wə·ḥêṣ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2671 arrow |
| a man | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who bears | עֹנֶ֥ה | ‘ō·neh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| false | שָֽׁקֶר׃ | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| witness | עֵ֣ד | ‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5707 witness |
| against his neighbor | בְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּ | ḇə·rê·‘ê·hū | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 57:4 · Proverbs 12:18 · Jeremiah 9:8 · James 3:6 · Psalm 120:3–4 · Jeremiah 9:3 · Proverbs 24:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.