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Proverbs 19:5 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 19 · verse 5
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.Proverbs 19:5 · King James Version
Proverbs 19:5 in context
3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
6Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
7All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- unpunishednâqâhto be cleanH5352 →
- speakethpûwachto puffH6315 →
- witnessʻêdconcretely, a witnessH5707 →
- falsesheqeran untruthH8267 →
- lieskâzâbfalsehoodH3577 →
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Here we have, 1. The sins threatened - bearing false witness in judgment and speaking lies in common conversation. Men could not arrive at such a pitch of impiety as to bear false witness (where to the guilt of a lie is added that of perjury and injury) if they had not advanced to it by allowing themselves to speak…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary