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 of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. 4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. 6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. 7Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Proverbs 14:5 word by word

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

• A faithfulאֵמֻן'êmûn · faithfulH529
• witnessעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• will not lieכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
• but a falseשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• will utterפּוּחַpûach · to breatheH6315
• liesכָּזַבkâzab · to lieH3576

Cross-references for Proverbs 14:5

• Proverbs 4:25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
• Proverbs 6:19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
• Proverbs 12:17He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
• Proverbs 13:5A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
• Exodus 20:16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
• Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
• 1 Kings 21:13And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
• 1 Kings 22:12And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth–gilead, and prosper: for Yhwh shall deliver it into the king’s hand.

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

In the dictionaries

• Backslider
• Confident
• Crib
• Easy
• Envious
• Hasty
• Mock
• Poetry
• Prudent
• Rich

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