Proverbs 21:28

A false witness will perish, 1 but the one who listens will speak for all time. 1

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In The King James Version

A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

In Context

27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable; 1 it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives. 1

29A wicked man makes his face hard, 1 but an upright person is certain about his ways. + 21:29 Some modern versions have but an upright person thinks about his way . 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:16Suppose that an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing.

Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips last forever, 1 but a lying tongue is only for a moment. 1

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

Acts 12:15So they said to her, “You are insane.” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”

2 Corinthians 4:13But we have the same spirit of faith according to that which was written: “I believed, and so I spoke.” We also believe, and so we also speak,

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 →

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