Proverbs 25:18

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour,.... In whose house he has often been, and whom he has frequently visited; and, observing what was done there, not only discovers and tells…

Maul - A heavy sledge hammer. The word is connected with “malleus:” its diminutive “mallet” is still in use.

Here, 1. The sin condemned is bearing false witness against our neighbour, either in judgment or in common conversation, contrary to the law of the ninth commandment. 2. That which it is here…

a maul "i.e. a hammer, a variation of mall, from malleus… The Hebrew and English alike occur in Pro 25:18 only. But a derivative from the same root, and differing only slightly in form, is found in…