Proverbs 21:28

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

26All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint. 27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent! A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever. 29A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure. 30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

Proverbs 21:28 word by word

עֵד־כְּזָבִ֥ים יֹאבֵ֑ד וְאִ֥ישׁ שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗עַ לָנֶ֥צַח יְדַבֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear

• A lyingכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
• witnessעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• will perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• but the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• who listensשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• will speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• foreverנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331

Cross-references for Proverbs 21:28

• Proverbs 6:19a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
• Proverbs 25:18Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
• Exodus 23:1“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
• Deuteronomy 19:16If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,
• Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
• Acts 12:15“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:17When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” and also “No, no”?
• 2 Corinthians 4:13And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore 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

Topics related to Proverbs 21:28

• False Teachers

In the dictionaries

• Mind
• Ponder
• Toss
• Constant; Constantly
• Proverb
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Slander

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