New King James Version
Proverbs 21:28
28A false witness shall perish, But the man who hears him will speak endlessly.
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 Living Translation (NLT)A false witness will be cut off, but a credible witness will be allowed to speak.
Context of Proverbs 21:28
26He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare. 27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more when he brings it with wicked intent! A false witness shall perish, But the man who hears him will speak endlessly. 29A wicked man hardens his face, But as for the upright, he establishes his way. 30There is no wisdom or understanding Or counsel against the Lord.
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:28 word by word
עֵד־כְּזָבִ֥ים יֹאבֵ֑ד וְאִ֥ישׁ שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗עַ לָנֶ֥צַח יְדַבֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 21:28
- Proverbs 6:19A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.
- Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies will not escape.
- Proverbs 25:18A man who bears false witness against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.
- Exodus 23:1“You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
- Deuteronomy 19:16If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,
- Proverbs 12:19The truthful lip shall be established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
- Acts 12:15But they said to her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, “It is his angel.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:17Therefore, when I was planning this, did I do it lightly? Or the things I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be Yes, Yes, and No, No?
- 2 Corinthians 4:13And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore 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
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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
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