Proverbs 21:28
A lying witness shall perish; and a man that heareth shall speak constantly.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
In Context
27The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more when they bring it with a wicked purpose!
29A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he establisheth his way.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:16If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;
Proverbs 12:19The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Acts 12:15And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she maintained that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.
2 Corinthians 4:13And having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, I have believed, therefore have I spoken; *we* also believe, therefore also we 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 →