Proverbs 14:25
A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
In Context
24Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:17The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.
Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.
Acts 20:26And so I say to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men.
1 Timothy 4:1But the Spirit says clearly that in later times some will be turned away from the faith, giving their minds to spirits of deceit, and the teachings of evil spirits,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:25
24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. Observe, 1. If men be wise and good, riches make them so much the more honourable and useful: The crown of the wise is their riches; their riches make them to be so much the more respected, and give them the more authority and influence upon others. Those that have wealth, and wisdom to use it, will have a great opportunity of honouring God and doing good in the world. Wisdom is good without an inheritance, but better with it. 2. If… Read the whole commentary →