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Proverbs 25:18Prov.25.18

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

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Comme une massue, une épée et une flèche aiguë, Ainsi est un homme qui porte un faux témoignage contre son prochain.

KJV

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

Patristic reading

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  • Eucherius of Lyon

    Book of Spiritual Intelligence Formulas

    from Solomon: When you find honey, eat only what you need, so you won't feel too full and get sick. (Proverbs 25:18) The meaning here is not to seek things beyond your understanding. (Ecclesiasticus 3:22) Gall represents the bitterness of wickedness. In the Psalm, it says: They g…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 126 (Migne)

    gladius, et sagitta acuta, homo qui loquitur contra proximum suum falsum testimonium [Col. 0309B] (Prov. XXV, 18) . Et ut ostendit Apostolus: His qui charitatis veritatem non recipiunt, immittit illis Deus, scilicet ex retributione justitiae, operationem erroris, ut credant men…

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