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

3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, But the lips of the wise will protect them. 4Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox. A trustworthy witness will not lie, But a false witness utters lies. 6A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding. 7Leave the presence of a fool, Or you will not discern words of knowledge.

Proverbs 14:5 word by word

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

• trustworthyאֵמֻן'êmûn · faithfulH529
• witnessעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• will not lieכָּזַבkâzab · to lieH3576
• falseשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• uttersפּוּחַpûach · to breatheH6315
• liesכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577

Cross-references for Proverbs 14:5

• Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look directly ahead And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
• Proverbs 6:19A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
• Proverbs 12:17He who speaks truth tells what is right, But a false witness, deceit.
• Proverbs 13:5A righteous man hates falsehood, But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape.
• Exodus 20:16“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
• Exodus 23:1“You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
• 1 Kings 21:13Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him; and the worthless men testified against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.
• 1 Kings 22:12All the prophets were prophesying thus, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the Lord will give it into the hand of 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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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