Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
In Context
4Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.
6A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1'Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.
1 Kings 22:12and all the prophets are prophesying so, saying, 'Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper, and Jehovah hath given [it] into the hand of the king.'
Proverbs 12:17Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness — deceit.
Proverbs 14:25A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.
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 →