Proverbs 14:5

A faithful witness does not lie, 1 but a false witness breathes out lies. 1

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A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

In Context

4Where there are no cattle the feeding trough is clean, 1 but an abundant crop can come by the strength of an ox. 1

6A mocker seeks wisdom and there is none, 1 but knowledge comes easy to the one who is discerning. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 23:1You must not give a false report about anyone. Do not join with a wicked man to be a dishonest witness.

1 Kings 22:12Then all the prophets prophesied the same, saying, “Attack Ramoth Gilead and win, for Yahweh has given it into the hand of the king.”

Proverbs 12:17The one who speaks the truth says what is right, 1 but a false witness tells lies. 1

Proverbs 14:25A truthful witness saves lives, 1 but a false witness breathes out lies. 1

Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, 1 but the one who breathes out lies will 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 →

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