Proverbs 14:25
A faithfull witnes deliuereth soules: but a deceiuer speaketh lyes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
In Context
24The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.
26In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength, and his children shall haue hope.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:17He that speaketh trueth, will shewe righteousnes: but a false witnes vseth deceite.
Proverbs 19:5A false witnes shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shall not escape.
Acts 20:26Wherefore I take you to recorde this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit speaketh euidently, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, and shall giue heede vnto spirits of errour, and doctrines of deuils,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:25
24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. Observe, 1. If men be wise and good, riches make them so much the more honourable and useful: The crown of the wise is their riches; their riches make them to be so much the more respected, and give them the more authority and influence upon others. Those that have wealth, and wisdom to use it, will have a great opportunity of honouring God and doing good in the world. Wisdom is good without an inheritance, but better with it. 2. If… Read the whole commentary →