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Proverbs 21:28 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 21 · verse 28
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.Proverbs 21:28 · King James Version
Proverbs 21:28 in context
26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
27The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
28A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
29A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- speakethdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- witnessʻêdconcretely, a witnessH5707 →
- hearethshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- perishʼâbadproperly, to wander awayH6 →
- falsekâzâbfalsehoodH3577 →
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Here is, 1. The doom of a false witness. He who, for favour to one side or malice to the other, gives in a false evidence, or makes an affidavit of that which he knows to be false, or at least does not know to be true, if it be discovered, his reputation will be ruined. A man may tell a lie perhaps in his haste;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary