NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon A man'iysh (eesh) 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) that beareth `anah (aw-naw') 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 false. sheqer (sheh'-ker) an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully. witness `ed (ayd) concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness. against his neighbour rea` (ray'-ah) an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other. is a maul mephiyts (may-feets') a breaker, i.e. mallet -- maul. and a sword chereb (kheh'-reb) drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool. and a sharp shanan (shaw-nan') to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate -- prick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet. arrow chets (khayts) a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor. King James Bible A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. Holman Christian Standard Bible A man giving false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow. International Standard Version A club, a sword, and a sharp arrow— that's what a man is who lies about his neighbor. NET Bible Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Like a club, a sword and a sharp arrow, so is a man that testifies false testimony against his neighbor. GOD'S WORD® Translation [Like] a club and a sword and a sharp arrow, [so] is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor. King James 2000 Bible A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a club, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. Links Proverbs 25:18Proverbs 25:18 NIV Proverbs 25:18 NLT Proverbs 25:18 ESV Proverbs 25:18 NASB Proverbs 25:18 KJV |