Proverbs 21:28
A FALSE witness shall perish, but the man who hears shall speak so as to endure.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
In Context
27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination. How much more when he brings it with a wicked mind!
29A wicked man hardens his face, but as for an upright man, he establishes his ways.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:16If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
Proverbs 12:19The lips of truth shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 19:9A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall perish.
Acts 12:15And they said to her, Thou are mad. But she insisted to have it so. But they said, It is his heavenly agent.
2 Corinthians 4:13And having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, therefore I spoke, we also believe, and therefore we speak,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:28
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? Sacrifices were of divine institution; and when they were offered in faith, and with repentance and reformation, God was greatly honoured by them and well-pleased in them. But they were often not only unacceptable, but an abomination, to God, and he declared so, which was an indication both that they were not required for their own sakes and that there were better things, and for effectual, in reserve, when… Read the whole commentary →