Proverbs 21:28
Those who tell lies in court will be punished; no one stops/silences witnesses who say what is truthful/reliable.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:16“If someone tries to do wrong to another person by falsely accusing him,
Proverbs 12:19When people tell [MTY] lies, others soon realize that what they said is not true [IDM]; but when people say what is true, others will remember that forever.
Proverbs 19:9Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
Acts 12:15But one of them said to her, “You (sg) are crazy!” But she continued saying that it was really true. Then they repeatedly said, “ No, it cannot be Peter. It is probably the angel who was guarding him who has come (OR, It is the angel who has guarded/protected him, and he has come to tell us that Peter has died.)”
2 Corinthians 4:13We are not discouraged. We are like the person who wrote in the Scriptures, “ God, I trusted in you and so I continue speaking your message.” We (exc) also trust in God, so we continue speaking his message.
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 →