Proverbs 24:28
Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.
29Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will render to every one according to his work.
Cross References
Exodus 20:16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
1 Samuel 22:9And Doeg the Edomite who stood by, and was the chief among the servants of Saul, answering, said: I saw the son of Isai, in Nobe with Achimelech the son of Achitob the priest.
Job 2:3And the Lord said to Satan: Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man simple, and upright, and fearing Cod, and avoiding evil, and still keeping his innocence ? But thou hast moved me against him, that I sho uld afflict him without cause.
Psalms 35:11Unjust witnesses rising up have asked me things I knew not.
Proverbs 14:5A faithful witness will not lie: but a deceitful witness uttereth a lie.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh 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 →