Proverbs 21:28
A false witnesse shall perishe: but [a good] man speaketh constantly what he hath hearde.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
In Context
29An vngodly man hardeneth his face: but the iust refourmeth his owne way.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:19The lippe of trueth shalbe stable for euer: but a dissemblyng tongue is soone chaunged.
Proverbs 19:9A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes shall perishe.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:28
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? Sacrifices were of divine institution; and when they were offered in faith, and with repentance and reformation, God was greatly honoured by them and well-pleased in them. But they were often not only unacceptable, but an abomination, to God, and he declared so, which was an indication both that they were not required for their own sakes and that there were better things, and for effectual, in reserve, when… Read the whole commentary →