Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness, will not deceive, but a false witness, uttereth deceitful things.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
In Context
4Without cattle, the crib is clean, but, much increase, is in the strength of the ox.
6A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and there is none, but, knowledge, to the discerning, is easy.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not utter a false report. Do not lay thy hand with a lawless man, to become a witness helping forward violence and wrong.
1 Kings 22:12And, all the prophets, were being moved to prophesy, in like manner, saying,—Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and thou shalt prosper, and Yahweh will deliver it, into the hand of the king.
Proverbs 12:17He that whispereth faithfulness, declareth righteousness, but, a false witness, is a fraud.
Proverbs 14:25A deliverer of souls, is a faithful witness, but, he that uttereth falsehoods, is a fraud.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:5
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. Note, 1. The neglect of husbandry is the way to poverty: Where no oxen are, to till the ground and tread out the corn, the crib is empty, is clean; there is no straw for the cattle, and consequently no bread for the service of man. Scarcity is represented by cleanness of teeth, Amos iv. 6 . Where no oxen are there is nothing to be done at the ground, and then nothing to be had out of it; the crib indeed is clean from dung,… Read the whole commentary →