Proverbs 14:25
A faithful witness delivereth souls: and the double dealer uttereth lies.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
In Context
24The crown of the wise is their riches: the folly of fools, imprudence.
26In the fear of the Lord is confidence of strength, and there shall be hope for his children.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:17He that speaketh that which he knoweth, sheweth forth justice: but he that lieth, is a deceitful witness.
Proverbs 19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Acts 20:26Wherefore I take you to witness this day, that I am clear from the blood of all men;
1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit manifestly saith, that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error, and doctrines of devils,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:25
24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. Observe, 1. If men be wise and good, riches make them so much the more honourable and useful: The crown of the wise is their riches; their riches make them to be so much the more respected, and give them the more authority and influence upon others. Those that have wealth, and wisdom to use it, will have a great opportunity of honouring God and doing good in the world. Wisdom is good without an inheritance, but better with it. 2. If… Read the whole commentary →