Proverbs 25:18-20

Living Bible

¹⁸ Telling lies about someone is as harmful as hitting him with an ax, or wounding him with a sword, or shooting him with a sharp arrow.

¹⁹ Putting confidence in an unreliable man is like chewing with a sore tooth, or trying to run on a broken foot.

²⁰ Being happy-go-lucky around a person whose heart is heavy is as bad as stealing his jacket in cold weather or rubbing salt in his wounds.^[a]