Modern Translations New International VersionLike a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor. New Living Translation Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow. English Standard Version A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow. Berean Study Bible Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor. New American Standard Bible Like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow Is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor. NASB 1995 Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor. NASB 1977 Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor. Amplified Bible Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance). Christian Standard Bible A person giving false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or 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. Contemporary English Version Telling lies about friends is like attacking them with clubs and swords and sharp arrows. Good News Translation A false accusation is as deadly as a sword, a club, or a sharp arrow. 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. 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. Classic Translations King James BibleA man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. New King James Version A man who bears false witness against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow. King James 2000 Bible A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a club, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. New Heart English Bible A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow. World English Bible A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow. American King James Version A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. American Standard Version A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. A Faithful Version A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. Darby Bible Translation A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour. English Revised Version A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. Webster's Bible Translation A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Coverdale Bible of 1535 Who so beareth false wytnesse agaynst his neghboure, he is a very speare, a swearde & a sharpe arowe. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, "" [Is] the man testifying a false testimony against his neighbor. Young's Literal Translation A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony. Smith's Literal Translation A mallet and a sword and an arrow sharpened, the man answering against his neighbor testimony of falsehood. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow. Catholic Public Domain Version A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedLike a club, a sword and a sharp arrow, so is a man that testifies false testimony against his neighbor. Lamsa Bible A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like an iron bar, a sword, and a sharp arrow. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917As a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, So is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour. Brenton Septuagint Translation As a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.     |