Pro 25:18, Jer 50:23 | JFB | STEP | 18. A false witness is as destructive to reputation, as such weapons to the body ( ). beareth . . . witness —literally, "answereth questions," as before a judge, against his neighbor.

Proverbs 25:18

18. A false witness is as destructive to reputation, as such weapons to the body (Pr 24:28).

beareth . . . witness—literally, "answereth questions," as before a judge, against his neighbor.

Jeremiah 50:23

23. hammer—that is, Babylon, so called because of its ponderous destructive power; just as "Martel," that is, "a little hammer," was the surname of a king of the Franks (Isa 14:6).