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Proverbs 25:18

Proverbs 25:18

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Pastor Martin expounds Proverbs 25:18, which likens bearing false witness to being a 'maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.' He emphasizes that false testimony is an instrument of death, causing severe harm to one's neighbor. Martin applies this truth directly to parenting, urging parents to impress upon their children that lying about siblings is akin to using deadly weapons against them. The sermon underscores the destructive power of the tongue and the grave spiritual implications of untruthfulness.

Primary Texts

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Proverbs 25:18 This is the sole passage expounded, serving as the foundation for the sermon's warning against false witness.

Outline 2 sections · 1 min

  1. The Deadly Imagery of False Witness 0:00
  2. The Tongue's Power to Create Instruments of Death 0:34

Key Quotes

“Verse 18, a man that bears false witness against his neighbor, and now look at the imagery, is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. All instruments of death.”
“God says you're like a person who's in the army, who is armed to the hilt, and you're using your death weapons against your sister or your brother.”
“God says your tongue has the ability to make instruments of death.”
“And we must bear down upon the consciences of our children with that truth.”

Applications

All listeners

  • Tell your son or daughter that if they bear false witness against their sister, God says they are like a person in the army, armed to the hilt, using death weapons against their sibling.
  • Bear down upon the consciences of your children with the truth that their tongue has the ability to make instruments of death when they lie about their brother or sister.

A full transcript is available on the tab. 2 paragraphs, roughly 1 minutes.

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