Proverbs 14:5
A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 23:1Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.
1 Kings 22:12And all the prophets said the same thing, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and it will go well for you, for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.
Proverbs 12:17The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.
Proverbs 14:25A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.
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 →