Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness constantly uttereth lies.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
In Context
6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none; but knowledge is easy to the man of understanding.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not receive a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
1 Kings 22:12And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gil'ad, and prosper; and the Lord will deliver it into the king's hand.
Proverbs 12:17He that uttereth truth announceth righteousness; but a false witness, deceit.
Proverbs 14:25A deliverer of souls is the true witness; but a witness of deceit uttereth lies.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not remain unpunished, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
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 →