18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble, is like a broken tooth and a sliding foot.

20 He that taketh away the garment in the cold season, is like vinegar poured upon [a][b]nitre, or like him that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:20 Which melteth it, and consumeth it.
  2. Proverbs 25:20 Or, alum.

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