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Proverbs 21:28
28A false witness will perish, But a man who listens to the truth will speak forever and go unchallenged.
Proverbs 21:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
- New International Version (NIV)A false witness will perish, but a careful listener will testify successfully.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A false witness shall perish, But the man who hears him will speak endlessly.
Context of Proverbs 21:28
26He craves all the day long [and does no work], But the righteous [willingly] gives and does not withhold [what he has]. 27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable and offensive [to the Lord]. How much more [unacceptable and insulting can it be] when he brings it with evil intention? A false witness will perish, But a man who listens to the truth will speak forever and go unchallenged. 29A wicked man puts on a bold face, But as for the upright, he considers, directs, and establishes his way [with the confidence of integrity]. 30There is no [human] wisdom or understanding Or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:28 word by word
עֵד־כְּזָבִ֥ים יֹאבֵ֑ד וְאִ֥ישׁ שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗עַ לָנֶ֥צַח יְדַבֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 21:28
- Proverbs 6:19A false witness who breathes out lies [even half-truths], And one who spreads discord (rumors) among brothers.
- Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who breathes out lies will not escape.
- Proverbs 25:18Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).
- 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,
- Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips will be established forever, But a lying tongue is [credited] only for a moment.
- Acts 12:15They said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, “It is his angel!”
- 2 Corinthians 1:17So then, was I indecisive or capricious when I was [originally] planning this? Or the things I plan, do I plan in a self-serving way like a worldly man, ready to say, “Yes, yes” and “No, no” [at the same time]?
- 2 Corinthians 4:13Yet we have the same spirit of faith as he had, who wrote in Scripture, “I believed, therefore I spoke.” We also believe, therefore we also speak,
Commentaries on Proverbs 21:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Speaketh constantly - His testimony abides evermore who repeats simply what he has heard, whether from the lips of men or from the voice within, in contrast with “the false witness.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28Verse 28 The doom of a false witness is certain.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. (Compare Pr 19:5). that heareth--or heeds instruction, and so grows wise. speaketh constantly--or sincerely (compare Ha 1:5), and hence is believed (Pr 12:19; Jas 1:19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 21
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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