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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 25, Verse 18

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17
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.
King James Version
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour [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.
New English Translation
Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.
World English Bible
A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble [is like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20
[As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so [is] he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
23
The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24
[It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25
[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country.
26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27
[It is] not good to eat much honey: so [for men] to search their own glory [is not] glory.
28
He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.