Proverbs 19:5
A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall not escape.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
In Context
4Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
6Many will entreat the favor of a generous man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
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.
Deuteronomy 19:16If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
1 Kings 2:9Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for thou are a wise man, and thou will know what thou ought to do to him, and thou shall bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood.
Proverbs 6:19a FALSE witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
Proverbs 19:9A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall perish.
Daniel 6:24And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their sons, and their wives. And the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces, bef
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:5
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. Here, 1. We may see how strong men's love of money is, that they will love any man, how undeserving soever he be otherwise, if he has but a deal of money and is free with it, so that they may hope to be the better for it. Wealth enables a man to send many presents, make many entertainments, and do many good offices, and so gains him many friends, who pretend to love him, for they flatter him and make their court to him, but really love… Read the whole commentary →