Proverbs 21:28
A false witness, shall perish, but, the man who hearkeneth, with abiding effect, shall speak.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
In Context
29A lawless man emboldeneth his face, but, as for the upright, he, directeth his ways.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:16When there shall rise up a wrongful witness against a man,—to answer against him perversely,
Proverbs 12:19A lip that is faithful, shall be firm to futurity, but, only for a twinkling, is the tongue that is false.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.
Acts 12:15She, however, kept on strongly declaring that, so, it was. But, they, were saying—It is his, messenger.
2 Corinthians 4:13Howbeit, seeing that we have the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written—I believed, therefore I spake, we, also believe, therefore also we speak:
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 →