Proverbs 19:5

Proverbs 19:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
• New International Version (NIV)A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies will not escape.

Context of Proverbs 19:5

3A man’s folly undermines his way, and his heart rages against Adonai. 4Wealth adds many friends, yet a poor man is deserted by his friend. A false witness will not go unpunished, one who breathes lies will not escape. 6Many seek the favor of the generous. Everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts. 7All a poor man’s relatives despise him— how much more his friends avoid him. He pursues them with words, but they are not there.

Proverbs 19:5 word by word

עֵ֣ד שְׁ֭קָרִים לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶ֑ה וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים לֹ֣א יִמָּלֵֽט׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A falseשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• witnessעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• shall not be unpunishedנָקָהnâqâh · to clearH5352
• speakethפּוּחַpûach · to breatheH6315
• liesכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
• shall not escapeמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422

Cross-references for Proverbs 19:5

• Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who breathes lies will perish.
• Proverbs 6:19a false witness who spouts lies, and one who stirs up strife among brothers.
• Proverbs 21:28A false witness will perish, but a man who hears will speak forever.
• Exodus 23:1“Do not to spread a false report. Do not join hands with the wicked by becoming a malicious witness.
• Deuteronomy 19:16Suppose a hostile witness rises up against someone to accuse him of wrongdoing.
• Psalms 120:3What can be given to you, and what more can be done to you, O deceitful tongue?—
• Daniel 6:24Then the king was overjoyed, and ordered Daniel taken up out of the den. So Daniel was lifted out of the pit. No injury of any kind was found on him because he had trusted in his God.
• Deuteronomy 5:11‘You must not take the Name of Adonai your God in vain, for Adonai will not leave unpunished anyone who takes His Name in vain.
• 1 Kings 2:9Now don’t let him go unpunished. For you are a wise man, and you will know how to deal with him, and bring his gray hair down to Sheol with blood.”

Commentaries on Proverbs 19:5

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5Verse 5 Those that tell lies in discourse, are in a fair way to be guilty of bearing false-witness.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5God will ensure that liars receive punishment (see Proverbs 12:17, 19; 14:5, 25; 19:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Compare Pr 19:9, where perish explains not escape here (compare Psa 88:9, 10).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 19:5

• Falsehood

In the dictionaries

• Judgment
• Pity
• Scorner
• Slothfulness
• Crime; Crimes
• Lie; Lying
• Proverb
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Slander
• Witness

Commentaries on Proverbs 19

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings