Proverbs 6:19
a FALSE witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
In Context
18a heart that devises wicked purposes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and do not forsake the law of thy mother.
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 21:10And set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou cursed God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.
Psalms 35:11Unrighteous witnesses rise up, they ask me of things that I know not.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of LORD is to hate evil. Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 14:5A faithful witness will not lie, but a FALSE witness utters lies.
Proverbs 19:5A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall not escape.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:13-20
The Seven Abominations. 12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. 15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that… Read the whole commentary →