Proverbs 21:28
A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
In Context
27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
29A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:16If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,
Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
Acts 12:15“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
2 Corinthians 4:13And in keeping with what is written: “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,
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 →