Proverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
In Context
4Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.
6Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not receive the voice of a lie: neither shalt thou join thy hand to bear false witness for a wicked person.
Deuteronomy 19:16If a lying witness stand against a man, accusing him of transgression,
1 Kings 2:9Do not thou hold him guiltless. But thou art a wise man, and knowest what to do with him, and thou shalt bring down his grey hairs with blood to hell.
Proverbs 6:19A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.
Daniel 6:24And by the king's commandment, those men were brought that bad accused Daniel: and they were cast into the lions' den, they and their children, and their wives: and they did not reach the bottom of the den, before the lions caught them, and broke all their bones in pieces.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:5
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. Here, 1. We may see how strong men's love of money is, that they will love any man, how undeserving soever he be otherwise, if he has but a deal of money and is free with it, so that they may hope to be the better for it. Wealth enables a man to send many presents, make many entertainments, and do many good offices, and so gains him many friends, who pretend to love him, for they flatter him and make their court to him, but really love… Read the whole commentary →