Proverbs 19:9

Proverbs 19:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
• New International Version (NIV)A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies shall perish.

Context of Proverbs 19:9

7All the brethren of a poor [man] hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth [them] with words, — they are not [to be found]. 8He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good. A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish. 10Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes. 11The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 19:9 word by word

עֵ֣ד שְׁ֭קָרִים לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶ֑ה וְיָפִ֖יחַ כְּזָבִ֣ים יֹאבֵֽד׃ פRead the interlinear

• witnessעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• liesשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6

Cross-references for Proverbs 19:9

• Proverbs 19:5A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
• Isaiah 9:15the ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
• Jeremiah 23:25I have heard what the prophets say, who prophesy falsehood in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
• Jeremiah 28:15And the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah, Hear now, Hananiah: Jehovah hath not sent thee; and thou makest this people to trust in falsehood.
• Jeremiah 29:31Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith Jehovah concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he hath caused you to trust in falsehood;
• Ezekiel 13:22Because with falsehood ye have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and have strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, to save his life:
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8and then the lawless one shall be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall annul by the appearing of his coming;
• 1 Timothy 4:1But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons
• 2 Peter 2:1But there were false prophets also among the people, as there shall be also among you false teachers, who shall bring in by the bye destructive heresies, and deny the master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction;
• Revelation 19:20And the beast was taken, and the false prophet that [was] with him, who wrought the signs before him by which he deceived them that received the mark of the beast, and those that worship his image. Alive were both cast into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone;
• Revelation 21:8But to the fearful and unbelieving, [and sinners], and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [is] in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.
• Revelation 22:15Without [are] the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie.

Commentaries on Proverbs 19:9

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9Verse 9 Lying is a damning, destroying sin.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The mention of a false witness (see also Proverbs 19:5) reminds us of the ninth commandment (Exodus 20:16), you shall not bear false witness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-29Pr 19:1-29. 1. (Compare Pr 28:6). "Rich" for fool here. Integrity is better than riches (Pr 15:16, 17; 16:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 19:9

• False Teachers
• Falsehood

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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