Proverbs 12:17
A iust man wyll tell the trueth and shewe the thyng that is ryght: but a false witnesse deceaueth.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
In Context
16A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.
18A slaunderous person pricketh lyke a sworde: but a wise mans tongue is wholsome.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:5A faithfull witnesse will not dissemble: but a false recorde wyll make a lye.
Proverbs 19:5A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes shall not escape.
Proverbs 21:28A false witnesse shall perishe: but [a good] man speaketh constantly what he hath hearde.
Matthew 15:19For out of the heart, proceade euyll thoughtes, murders, adulteries, whordomes, theftes, false witnesse, blasphemyes.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:17
16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. Note, 1. Passion is folly: A fool is known by his anger (so some read it); not but that a wise man may be angry when there is just cause for it, but then he has his anger under check and direction, is lord of his anger, whereas a fool's anger lords it over him. He that, when he is provoked, breaks out into indecent expressions, in words or behaviour, whose passion alters his countenance, makes him outrageous, and leads him to forget himself,… Read the whole commentary →