Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie, but a FALSE witness utters lies.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
In Context
4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but by the strength of the ox is much increase.
6A scoffer seeks wisdom, and [finds it] not, but knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1Thou shall not take up a FALSE report. Do not put thy hand with the wicked man to be an unrighteous witness.
1 Kings 22:12And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper, for LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.
Proverbs 12:17He who utters truth shows forth righteousness, but a FALSE witness, deceit.
Proverbs 14:25A TRUE witness delivers souls, but he who utters lies [causes] deceit.
Proverbs 19:9A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall perish.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:5
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. Note, 1. The neglect of husbandry is the way to poverty: Where no oxen are, to till the ground and tread out the corn, the crib is empty, is clean; there is no straw for the cattle, and consequently no bread for the service of man. Scarcity is represented by cleanness of teeth, Amos iv. 6 . Where no oxen are there is nothing to be done at the ground, and then nothing to be had out of it; the crib indeed is clean from dung,… Read the whole commentary →