Proverbs 21:28
A false witness doth perish, And an attentive man for ever speaketh.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
In Context
27The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination, Much more when in wickedness he bringeth it.
29A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright — he prepareth his way.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:16'When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostasy,
Proverbs 12:19The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment — a tongue of falsehood.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.
Acts 12:15and they said unto her, 'Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming [it] to be so, and they said, 'It is his messenger;'
2 Corinthians 4:13And having the same spirit of the faith, according to that which hath been written, 'I believed, therefore I did speak;' we also do believe, therefore also do 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 →