Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness does not lie, || And a false witness breathes out lies.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
In Context
4Without oxen a stall [is] clean, || And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.
6A scorner has sought wisdom, and it is not, || And knowledge [is] easy to the intelligent.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1You do not lift up a vain report; you do not put your hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.
1 Kings 22:12and all the prophets are prophesying so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper, and YHWH has given [it] into the hand of the king.”
Proverbs 12:17Whoever utters faithfulness declares righteousness, || And a false witness—deceit.
Proverbs 14:25A true witness is delivering souls, || And a deceitful one breathes out lies.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness is not acquitted, || And whoever breathes out lies perishes.
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 →