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Proverbs 19:5
5A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who breathes out lies will not escape.
Proverbs 19:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
- New International Version (NIV)A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies will not escape.
Context of Proverbs 19:5
3The foolishness of man undermines his way [ruining whatever he undertakes]; Then his heart is resentful and rages against the Lord [for, being a fool, he blames the Lord instead of himself]. 4Wealth makes many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend. A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who breathes out lies will not escape. 6Many will seek the favor of a generous and noble man, And everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts. 7All the brothers of a poor man hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:5 word by word
עֵ֣ד שְׁ֭קָרִים לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶ֑ה וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים לֹ֣א יִמָּלֵֽט׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:5
- Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who breathes lies will perish.
- Proverbs 6:19A false witness who breathes out lies [even half-truths], And one who spreads discord (rumors) among brothers.
- Proverbs 21:28A false witness will perish, But a man who listens to the truth will speak forever and go unchallenged.
- Exodus 23:1“You shall not give a false report; you shall not join hands with the wicked to be a malicious witness [promoting wrong and violence].
- Deuteronomy 19:16If a malicious witness rises up against a man to [falsely] accuse him of wrongdoing,
- Psalms 120:3What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, You deceitful tongue?—
- Daniel 6:24The king then gave a command, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions, they, their children and their wives; and before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
- Deuteronomy 5:11‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, irreverently, in false affirmations or in ways that impugn the character of God]; for the Lord will not hold guiltless nor leave unpunished the one who takes His name in vain [disregarding its reverence and its power].
- 1 Kings 2:9But now do not let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man; and you will know what to do to him, and you will bring his gray head down to Sheol [covered] with blood.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 19:5
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5Verse 5 Those that tell lies in discourse, are in a fair way to be guilty of bearing false-witness.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5God will ensure that liars receive punishment (see Proverbs 12:17, 19; 14:5, 25; 19:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Compare Pr 19:9, where perish explains not escape here (compare Psa 88:9, 10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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