Proverbs 21:28
עֵד ־ כְּזָבִים יֹאבֵד וְאִישׁ שׁוֹמֵעַ לָנֶצַח יְדַבֵּֽר ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
In Context
27זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֵבָה אַף כִּֽי ־ בְזִמָּה יְבִיאֶֽנּוּ ׃
29הֵעֵז אִישׁ רָשָׁע בְּפָנָיו וְיָשָׁר הוּא ׀ יכין דרכיו ׃
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:16כִּֽי ־ יָקוּם עֵד ־ חָמָס בְּאִישׁ לַעֲנוֹת בּוֹ סָרָֽה ׃
Proverbs 12:19שְֽׂפַת ־ אֱמֶת תִּכּוֹן לָעַד וְעַד ־ אַרְגִּיעָה לְשׁוֹן שָֽׁקֶר ׃
Proverbs 19:9עֵד שְׁקָרִים לֹא יִנָּקֶה וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים יֹאבֵֽד ׃ פ
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 →