Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie. But a deceitful witness offers a lie.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
In Context
6A mocker seeks wisdom and does not find it. The doctrine of the prudent is accessible.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1“You shall not accept a lying voice. Neither shall you join your hand so as to give false testimony on behalf of the impious.
1 Kings 22:12And all the prophets were prophesying similarly, saying: “Ascend to Ramoth Gilead, and go forth to success. For the Lord will deliver it into the hands of the king.”
Proverbs 12:17He is a sign of justice, who speaks what he knows. But whoever deceives is a dishonest witness.
Proverbs 14:25A faithful witness frees souls. And the chameleon utters lies.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will perish.
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 →