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 is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back. 27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, How much more when he brings it with evil intent! A false witness will perish, But a person who listens will speak forever. 29A wicked person displays a bold face, But as for the upright, he makes his way sure. 30There is no wisdom, no understanding, And no plan against the Lord.

Proverbs 21:28 word by word

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

• falseכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
• witnessעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• will perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• But a personאִישׁ'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 declares lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, And one who declares lies will not escape.
• Proverbs 25:18Like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow Is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.
• Exodus 23:1“You shall not give a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.
• Deuteronomy 19:16If a malicious witness rises up against a person to testify against him of wrongdoing,
• Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips will endure forever, But a lying tongue is only for a moment.
• Acts 12:15They said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:17Therefore, I was not vacillating when I intended to do this, was I? Or what I decide, do I decide according to the flesh, so that with me there will be yes, yes and no, no at the same time?
• 2 Corinthians 4:13But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written: “I believed, therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also 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

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• 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