Proverbs 14:5
A truthful witness will not lie, 2 but a false witness pours out lies. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
In Context
4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, 2 but much increase is by the strength of the ox. 1
6A scoffer seeks wisdom, and does not find it, 2 but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person. 1
Cross References
Exodus 23:1+ 23:1. Ex 23:1 (Ex 23:1-3) (#9.551): T. Not to repeat false rumors nor spread a false report / R. Not to hear one of the parties in a case if the other party is absent / R. Judges must not accept testimony unless both parties are present “You shall not spread a false report. + 23:1. Ex 23:1 (Ex 23:1-3) (#9.552): T. “Don’t join hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness” (v1) / R. The habitual transgressor shall not testify / R. Transgressors must not testify Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
Proverbs 12:17He who is truthful testifies honestly, 2 but a false witness lies. 1
Proverbs 14:25A truthful witness saves souls, 2 but a false witness is deceitful. 1
Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished. 2 He who utters lies shall perish. 1
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 →