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 a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise protect them. 4Where there are no oxen, the stalls are clean, but from the strength of the ox comes an abundant harvest. A trustworthy witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. 6A scoffer seeks wisdom yet finds none, but knowledge is easy to the discerning. 7Walk away from a fool— for you will find no knowledge on his lips.

Proverbs 14:5 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• 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 your eyes look directly ahead, and fix your gaze straight in front of you.
• Proverbs 6:19a false witness who spouts lies, and one who stirs up strife among brothers.
• Proverbs 12:17A trustworthy witness tells what is right, but a false witness, deceit.
• Proverbs 13:5A righteous person hates lying, but the wicked acts in shameful disgrace.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, one who breathes lies will not escape.
• Exodus 20:16“Do not bear false witness against your neighbor.
• Exodus 23:1“Do not to spread a false report. Do not join hands with the wicked by becoming a malicious witness.
• 1 Kings 21:13Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him, and the worthless men testified against him, against Naboth, before the people saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death.
• 1 Kings 22:12Then all the prophets were prophesying so, saying, “Go up to Ramot-gilead and triumph! For Adonai will deliver 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