Proverbs 24:28
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
In Context
27Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.
Cross References
Exodus 20:16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
1 Samuel 22:9Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
Job 2:3And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.
Psalms 35:11Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not.
Proverbs 14:5A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:28
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. This is a rule of prudence in the management of household affairs; for all good men should be good husbands, and manage with discretion, which would prevent a great deal of sin, and trouble, and disgrace to their profession. 1. We must prefer necessaries before conveniences, and not lay that out for show which should be expended for the support of the family. We must be contented with a mean cottage for a… Read the whole commentary →