Proverbs 12:19
A lip that is faithful, shall be firm to futurity, but, only for a twinkling, is the tongue that is false.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
In Context
18There is who babbleth, as with thrusts of a sword, but, the tongue of the wise, hath healing.
20Deceit, is in the heart of contrivers of mischief, but, to the counsellors of peace, shall be joy.
Cross References
2 Kings 5:26Then he said unto him—My heart, had not gone with thee, when someone turned again from off his chariot, to meet thee! Is it a time to accept silver, or to accept raiment, or oliveyards, or vineyards, or flocks or herds, or men-servants, or maid-servants?
Psalms 52:4Thou lovest all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!
Proverbs 19:9A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.
Matthew 24:35The heaven and the earth, shall pass away, but, my words, shall, in nowise, pass away.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:19
18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. The tongue is death or life, poison or medicine, as it is used. 1. There are words that are cutting and killing, that are like the piercings of a sword. Opprobrious words grieve the spirits of those to whom they are spoken, and cut them to the heart. Slanders, like a sword, wound the reputation of those of whom they are uttered, and perhaps incurably. Whisperings and evil surmises, like a sword, divide and cut asunder… Read the whole commentary →