Proverbs 19:5
Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 23:1“Do not tell to others ◄false rumors/untrue reports► about other people. Do not help someone who is guilty by ◄testifying falsely/lying► about what happened.
Deuteronomy 19:16“If someone tries to do wrong to another person by falsely accusing him,
1 Kings 2:9But now you must [LIT] surely punish him. You are a wise man, so you will know what you should do to him. He is an old man [MTY], but be sure that he loses/sheds a lot of blood when you kill him [MTY].”
Proverbs 6:19people who easily tell lies in court; and people who cause strife between family members.
Proverbs 19:9Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
Daniel 6:24Then the king commanded that the men who had accused me should be seized and be thrown, along with their wives and children, into the pit where the lions were. When they were thrown into the pit, the lions leaped on them and crushed their bones before they fell onto the bottom of the pit!
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 →