Proverbs 14:5

Proverbs 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
• New International Version (NIV)An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies.

Context of Proverbs 14:5

3The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline, but the lips of the wise protect them. 4Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of an ox. An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness utters lies. 6A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive. 7Stay away from a foolish person; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

Proverbs 14:5 word by word

עֵ֣ד אֱ֭מוּנִים לֹ֣א יְכַזֵּ֑ב וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A faithfulאֵמֻן'êmûn · faithfulH529
• witnessעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• will not lieכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
• but a falseשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• will utterפּוּחַpûach · to breatheH6315
• liesכָּזַבkâzab · to lieH3576

Cross-references for Proverbs 14:5

• Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
• Proverbs 6:19a lying witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.
• Proverbs 12:17Whoever speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
• Proverbs 13:5The righteous hate lying, but the wicked bring disgust and shame.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
• Exodus 20:16Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.
• Exodus 23:1“You must not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked to be a malicious witness.
• 1 Kings 21:13The two wicked men came in and sat opposite him. Then the wicked men testified against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.
• 1 Kings 22:12And all the prophets were prophesying the same: “March up to Ramoth-gilead and succeed, for the Lord will hand it over to the king.”

Commentaries on Proverbs 14:5

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5Verse 5 A conscientious witness will not dare to represent anything otherwise than according to his knowledge.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Honest speech and lies both come from a person's character. Compare Proverbs 12:17.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. A faithful witness, &c.--one tested to be such. utter lies--or, "breathe out lies"--that is, habitually lies (Pr 6:19; compare Ac 9:1). Or the sense is, that habitual truthfulness, or lying, will be evinced in witness-bearing.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 14:5

• False Teachers
• Falsehood

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• Backslider
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• Crib
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• Envious
• Hasty
• Mock
• Poetry
• Prudent
• Rich

Commentaries on Proverbs 14

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings