Proverbs 12:19

Proverbs 12:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
• New International Version (NIV)Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The truthful lip shall be established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Context of Proverbs 12:19

17He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness, but a false witness deceit. 18There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. 20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. 21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous: but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

Proverbs 12:19 word by word

שְֽׂפַת־אֱ֭מֶת תִּכּ֣וֹן לָעַ֑ד וְעַד־אַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃Read the interlinear

• lipשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• establishedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• everעַד‛ad · perpetuityH5703
• lyingשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956

Cross-references for Proverbs 12:19

• Zechariah 1:4Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
• Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
• Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
• Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah
• Acts 5:3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

Commentaries on Proverbs 12:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19A lying tongue is but for a moment - Truth stands for ever; because its foundation is indestructible: but falsehood may soon be detected; and, though it gain credit for a while, it had that credit because it was supposed to be truth.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19Verse 19 If truth be spoken, it will hold good; whoever may be disobliged, still it will keep its ground.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Words of truth are consistent, and stand all tests, while lies are soon discovered and exposed.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 12:19

• Falsehood
• Speaking
• Truth

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Commentaries on Proverbs 12

• 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