Proverbs 21:28
A false witness shall perish; a man obedient shall speak victory (or but an honest person shall speak, and be rewarded).
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:16If a false witness standeth against a man, and accuseth him of breaking of the law,
Proverbs 12:19The lip of truth shall be steadfast [into] without end; but he that is a sudden witness, maketh ready the tongue of leasing, (or but he who speaketh a ready answer, often haveth a lying tongue).
Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that speaketh leasings, shall perish. (A lying witness shall not go unpunished; and he who speaketh lies, shall perish.)
Acts 12:15And they said to her, Thou maddest [or Thou art mad]. But she affirmed, that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.
2 Corinthians 4:13And we have the same spirit of faith, as it is written, I have believed, wherefore I have spoken; and we believe, wherefore 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 →