Proverbs 21:28
A false witnes shall perish: but hee that heareth, speaketh continually.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
In Context
29A wicked man hardeneth his face: but the iust, he will direct his way.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:16If a false witnesse rise vp against a man to accuse him of trespasse,
Proverbs 12:19The lip of trueth shall be stable for euer: but a lying tongue varieth incontinently.
Proverbs 19:9A false witnes shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shall perish.
Acts 12:15But they said vnto her, Thou art mad. Yet she affirmed it constantly, that it was so. Then said they, It is his Angel.
2 Corinthians 4:13And because we haue the same spirite of faith, according as it is written, I beleeued, and therefore haue I spoken, we also beleeue, and therefore speake,
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 →