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Proverbs 21:28
28A false witness will perish, but a man who hears will speak forever.
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 King James Version (NKJV)A false witness shall perish, But the man who hears him will speak endlessly.
Context of Proverbs 21:28
26All day long he craves greedily, yet the righteous one gives and does not hold back. 27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more when he brings it with evil intent? A false witness will perish, but a man who hears will speak forever. 29A wicked man puts on a bold face, but the upright man considers his ways. 30There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, there is no counsel— against Adonai.
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 spouts lies, and one who stirs up strife among brothers.
- Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, one who breathes lies will not escape.
- Proverbs 25:18Like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow is one who bears false witness against his neighbor.
- 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.
- Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue for only a moment.
- Acts 12:15They said to her, “You’re crazy!” But she kept insisting it was so. But they were saying, “It is his angel.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:17So when I was planning to do this, I didn’t do so lightly, did I? Or the things I plan, do I plan according to the flesh—so it might be with me “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time?
- 2 Corinthians 4:13But we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed, and therefore I spoke.” So we also believe, and therefore we also 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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