Proverbs 21:28
A lying witness will perish. An obedient man shall speak of victory.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
In Context
27The sacrifices of the impious are abominable, because they are offered out of wickedness.
29The impious man insolently hardens his face. But whoever is upright corrects his own way.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:16If a lying witness will have stood against a man, accusing him of a transgression,
Proverbs 12:19The lips of truth shall be steadfast forever. But a hasty witness readies a lying tongue.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will perish.
Acts 12:15But they said to her, “You are crazy.” But she reaffirmed that this was so. Then they were saying, “It is his angel.”
2 Corinthians 4:13But we have the same Spirit of faith. And just as it is written, “I believed, and for that reason I spoke,” so we also believe, and for that reason, we also 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 →