Proverbs 19:9
Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
In Context
8Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:5Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
Jeremiah 23:25I have heard those prophets prophesy lies, saying that they are telling people messages from me. They say, ‘ Listen to me tell you the dream that God gave me last night! I really had this dream!’
Jeremiah 29:31“Send this message to all the people from Judah who are there in Babylon. Say that this is what Yahweh says about Shemaiah, the man from Nehelam: ‘I did not appoint him, but he has deceived you and caused you to believe the lies that he prophesied.
2 Thessalonians 2:8It is then that God will allow this man, who rejects God’s laws completely, to be revealed {to reveal himself}. Then the Lord Jesus will destroy him, by simply commanding it [MTY]. Jesus, by his own glorious arrival, will cause him to become completely powerless.
2 Peter 2:1Just like there were false prophets among the Israeli people long ago, so there will also be teachers who teach false things among you. They will enter your congregations without you realizing what/who they are, and they will spiritually injure some people by what they teach. Specifically, these teachers will even deny that the Lord Jesus died to pay for the guilt of our sins. As a result, they will soon destroy themselves spiritually, and God will also punish them.
Revelation 21:8But those who are cowardly, those who do not believe in me, those who do detestable things, those who are murderers, those who sin sexually, those who commit sorcery, those who worship idols, and every liar, will all suffer in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. Anyone who suffers in that lake will be dying the second time.”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:9
Domestic Grievances. 8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. Those are here encouraged, 1. That take pains to get wisdom, to get knowledge, and grace, and acquaintance with God; those that do so show that they love their own souls, and will be found to have done themselves the greatest kindness imaginable. No man ever hated his own flesh, but loves that, yet many are wanting in love to their own souls, for only those love their souls, and consequently love… Read the whole commentary →