Proverbs 19:9
עֵד שְׁקָרִים לֹא יִנָּקֶה וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים יֹאבֵֽד ׃ פ
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
In Context
8קֹֽנֶה ־ לֵּב אֹהֵב נַפְשׁוֹ שֹׁמֵר תְּבוּנָה לִמְצֹא ־ טֽוֹב ׃
10לֹֽא ־ נָאוֶה לִכְסִיל תַּעֲנוּג אַף כִּֽי ־ לְעֶבֶד ׀ מְשֹׁל בְּשָׂרִֽים ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 19:5עֵד שְׁקָרִים לֹא יִנָּקֶה וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים לֹא יִמָּלֵֽט ׃
Jeremiah 23:25שָׁמַעְתִּי אֵת אֲשֶׁר ־ אָֽמְרוּ הַנְּבִאִים הַֽנִּבְּאִים בִּשְׁמִי שֶׁקֶר לֵאמֹר חָלַמְתִּי חָלָֽמְתִּי ׃
Jeremiah 29:31שְׁלַח עַל ־ כָּל ־ הַגּוֹלָה לֵאמֹר כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אֶל ־ שְׁמַעְיָה הַנֶּחֱלָמִי יַעַן אֲשֶׁר נִבָּא לָכֶם שְׁמַעְיָה וַֽאֲנִי לֹא שְׁלַחְתִּיו וַיַּבְטַח אֶתְכֶם עַל ־ שָֽׁקֶר ׃
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:9
Domestic Grievances. 8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. Those are here encouraged, 1. That take pains to get wisdom, to get knowledge, and grace, and acquaintance with God; those that do so show that they love their own souls, and will be found to have done themselves the greatest kindness imaginable. No man ever hated his own flesh, but loves that, yet many are wanting in love to their own souls, for only those love their souls, and consequently love… Read the whole commentary →