Proverbs 21:28
A false witness will perish, 2 and a man who sh'ma ·hears obeys· speaks to eternity. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
In Context
29A wicked man hardens his face; 2 but as for the upright, he establishes his ways. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:16If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,
Proverbs 12:19Truth’s lips will be established forever, 2 but a lying tongue is only momentary. 1
Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished. 2 He who utters lies shall perish. 1
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 →