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Proverbs 6:19
19A person who tells lies in court. A person who causes trouble in a family.
Proverbs 6:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
- New International Version (NIV)a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
- English Standard Version (ESV)a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.
Context of Proverbs 6:19
17Eyes that show how proud a person is. A mouth that speaks lies. Hands that kill people who have done nothing wrong. 18A mind that chooses to do wicked things. Feet that hurry to do evil things. A person who tells lies in court. A person who causes trouble in a family. 20My child, obey your father's commands. Do not forget what your mother has taught you. 21Keep their teaching in your thoughts. Keep it as near to you as a necklace that you wear.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:19 word by word
יָפִ֣יחַ כְּ֭זָבִים עֵ֣ד שָׁ֑קֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ מְ֝דָנִ֗ים בֵּ֣ין אַחִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:19
- Psalms 12:2Everybody tells lies to one another. When they say nice things, they do it to deceive their friends.
- Psalms 19:5Each morning, the sun comes out, like a happy man who has just married. It comes out, like a strong man who wants to run a race.
- Psalms 25:18Look at all my pain! See how I am suffering! Forgive me for all my sins.
- Exodus 20:16You must not say false things against your neighbour.
- Exodus 23:1Do not make false reports. Do not tell lies in court to help wicked people.
- Deuteronomy 19:16Somebody may accuse another person because he wants to hurt him. He tells lies against him.
- 1 Kings 21:10Put two wicked men in seats near him. Tell them to accuse Naboth that he has insulted God and the king. Then take him out. Throw stones at him until he is dead.’
- Psalms 27:12Do not give me to my enemies. They say false things against me, so that they can destroy me.
- Psalms 35:11Cruel people tell lies against me in court. I do not even know what they are talking about.
- Matthew 15:19Evil thoughts come out from people's minds. As a result, they do wrong things. They murder people. They have sex with another man's wife. They have sex in other wrong ways. They rob people. They tell lies about other people. They insult people.
- Matthew 26:59The leaders of the priests and all the Jewish leaders wanted to punish Jesus with death. So they tried to find some people who would say things against Jesus that were not true.
- Acts 6:13Then they brought in some men to say bad things about Stephen. The things that these men said were not true. They said about Stephen, ‘This man is always saying bad things about the temple. He says bad things against God's Law.
- Proverbs 6:14He uses evil thoughts to decide how he will hurt people. Wherever he goes, there is trouble.
- Proverbs 16:28People who tell lies cause arguments. If you tell people's secrets, you will lose all your friends.
- Proverbs 22:10If someone laughs at what is right, send him away. Then there will be no more arguments, quarrels and insults.
- Proverbs 26:20Without wood, a fire stops burning. When people do not tell their friends' secrets, quarrels stop.
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:19
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-19Verses 16-19 A new section, but not a new subject. The closing words, “he that soweth discord” (Proverbs 6:19, compare Proverbs 6:14), lead us to identify the sketch as taken from the same character. With the recognized Hebrew form of climax (see Proverbs 30:15, Proverbs 30:18, Proverbs 30:24; Amos 1:1-15; 2; Job 5:19), the teacher here enumerates six qualities as detestable, and the seventh as worse than all (seven represents completeness), but all the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 If the slothful are to be condemned, who do nothing, much more those that do all the ill they can. Observe how such a man is described. He says and does every thing artfully, and with design. His ruin shall come without warning, and without relief. Here is a list of things hateful to God. Those sins are in a special manner provoking to God, which are hurtful to the comfort of human life. These things which God hates, we must hate in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19A false witness distorts the truth in court or in daily conversation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1916-19. six ... seven--a mode of speaking to arrest attention (Pr 30:15, 18; Job 5:19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 6
- 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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