Proverbs 14:5
A faithfull witnesse will not dissemble: but a false recorde wyll make a lye.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
In Context
4Where no oxen are, there the cribbe is emptie: but much encrease commeth by the toyle of the oxe.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:17A iust man wyll tell the trueth and shewe the thyng that is ryght: but a false witnesse deceaueth.
Proverbs 14:25A faythfull witnesse deliuereth soules: but a deceiptfull witnesse bryngeth foorth lyes.
Proverbs 19:9A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes shall perishe.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:5
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. Note, 1. The neglect of husbandry is the way to poverty: Where no oxen are, to till the ground and tread out the corn, the crib is empty, is clean; there is no straw for the cattle, and consequently no bread for the service of man. Scarcity is represented by cleanness of teeth, Amos iv. 6 . Where no oxen are there is nothing to be done at the ground, and then nothing to be had out of it; the crib indeed is clean from dung,… Read the whole commentary →