Proverbs 19:5
A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall not escape.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
In Context
4Wealth, addeth many friends, but, the poor man, from his own friend, is parted.
6Many, will entreat the favour of a noble, and, every one, is a friend to a man abounding in gifts.
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.
Deuteronomy 19:16When there shall rise up a wrongful witness against a man,—to answer against him perversely,
1 Kings 2:9Now, therefore do not hold him guiltless, for, a wise man, thou art, and wilt know how thou oughtest to deal with him, and wilt suffer his grey hairs to go down with blood, to hades.
Proverbs 6:19One that uttereth lies—a false witness, and one sending forth strifes between brethren.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.
Daniel 6:24And the king, gave word, that they should bring those men who had accused Daniel, and, into the den of lions, they cast them—them, their children, and their wives,—and, they had not reached the bottom of the den, when the lions, seized them, and, all their bones, brake they in pieces.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:5
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. Here, 1. We may see how strong men's love of money is, that they will love any man, how undeserving soever he be otherwise, if he has but a deal of money and is free with it, so that they may hope to be the better for it. Wealth enables a man to send many presents, make many entertainments, and do many good offices, and so gains him many friends, who pretend to love him, for they flatter him and make their court to him, but really love… Read the whole commentary →