Proverbi 25:18

18 L’uomo che attesta il falso contro il suo prossimo, è un martello, una spada, una freccia acuta.

Proverbi 25:18 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 25:18

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour
In whose house he has often been, and whom he has frequently visited; and, observing what was done there, not only discovers and tells abroad the secrets of his family, but even things which are false; yea, in a court of judicature, appears a witness against him, and swears falsely to his hurt and prejudice. Such a man [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow;
that is, to his neighbour, against whom he bears false witness; and, by so doing, he mauls his fame, his credit, character, and reputation; and, as with a sword, takes away his life; and against whom there is no more guarding than against a sharp arrow, that comes from afar, suddenly and swiftly.

Proverbi 25:18 In-Context

16 Se trovi del miele, mangiane quanto ti basta; che, satollandotene, tu non abbia poi a vomitarlo.

17 Metti di rado il piede in casa del prossimo, ond’egli, stufandosi di te, non abbia ad odiarti.

18 L’uomo che attesta il falso contro il suo prossimo, è un martello, una spada, una freccia acuta.

19 La fiducia in un perfido, nel dì della distretta, è un dente rotto, un piede slogato.

20 Cantar delle canzoni a un cuor dolente è come togliersi l’abito in giorno di freddo, e mettere aceto sul nitro.