Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will be punished; liars won't get away with their lies.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
In Context
4If you're rich, you get a lot of friends, but if you're poor, you lose any friends you had.
6Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1“You must not spread stories that are lies. You must not help bad people by giving evidence that's malicious.
Deuteronomy 19:16If someone falsely accuses another person of a crime,
1 Kings 2:9So don't leave him unpunished. You're a wise man and you know what you have to do to him—send him down into the grave with blood on his gray head.”
Proverbs 6:19a false witness that speaks lies, those who caused arguments in families.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness will be punished; people who tell lies will perish.
Daniel 6:24Then the king ordered the men who had accused Daniel to be brought and they were thrown into the lions' den along with their wives and children. Before they even reached the floor of the den the lions attacked them, ripping them to pieces.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:5
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. Here, 1. We may see how strong men's love of money is, that they will love any man, how undeserving soever he be otherwise, if he has but a deal of money and is free with it, so that they may hope to be the better for it. Wealth enables a man to send many presents, make many entertainments, and do many good offices, and so gains him many friends, who pretend to love him, for they flatter him and make their court to him, but really love… Read the whole commentary →