Proverbs 24:28

Be thou not a witness without reasonable cause against thy neighbour; neither flatter thou any man with thy lips.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

In Context

27Make ready thy work withoutforth, and work thy field diligently, that thou build thine house afterward. (Do all thy work outside, and work thy field diligently, and then afterward, thou shalt build thy house.)

29Say thou not, As he did to me, so I shall do to him, and I shall yield to each man after his work.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:16Thou shalt not speak false witnessing against thy neighbour.

1 Samuel 22:9Soothly Doeg of Idumea answered, that stood nigh, and was the first among the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse in Nob, at Ahimelech, the priest, the son of Ahitub; (And Doeg of Idumea, who stood near, and was the first among Saul’s officers, answered, and said, I saw Jesse’s son in Nob, with Ahimelech, the priest, the son of Ahitub;)

Job 2:3And the Lord said to Satan, Whether thou hast not considered my servant Job, that none in [the] earth is like him; he is a simple man, and rightful, and dreading God, and going away from evil, and yet holding innocence? But thou hast moved me against him, that I should torment him in vain/that thou vex him in vain. (And the Lord said to Satan, Hast thou seen my servant Job? there is one on earth like him; he is without guile, and upright, and feareth God or and revereth God, and goeth away from evil, and remaineth innocent. But thou hast moved me against him, that I should torment him without cause or that thou should vex him for no reason.)

Psalms 35:11Wicked witnesses rising (up) asked me things, which I knew not.

Proverbs 14:5A faithful witness shall not lie; a guileful witness bringeth forth a leasing (or a deceitful witness bringeth forth many lies).

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.)

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:28

27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. This is a rule of prudence in the management of household affairs; for all good men should be good husbands, and manage with discretion, which would prevent a great deal of sin, and trouble, and disgrace to their profession. 1. We must prefer necessaries before conveniences, and not lay that out for show which should be expended for the support of the family. We must be contented with a mean cottage for a… Read the whole commentary →

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