Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished 1 and he who breathes out lies will not escape. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
In Context
4Wealth adds many friends, 1 but a poor person is separated from his friends. 1
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.
Deuteronomy 19:16Suppose that an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing.
1 Kings 2:9Now therefore do not let him go free from punishment. You are a wise man, and you will know what you ought to do to him. You will bring his gray head down to the grave with blood.”
Proverbs 6:19a witness who breathes out lies 1 and one who sows discord among brothers. 1
Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, 1 but the one who breathes out lies will perish. 1
Daniel 6:24The king gave an order, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel and threw them into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. Before they reached the floor, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones to pieces.
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 →