the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Proverbs 21:28
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A lying witness will perish,but the one who listens will speak successfully.
A false witness will perish, And a man who listens speaks to eternity.
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure.
A false witness will perish, But a person who listens will speak forever.
A lying witness will be forgotten, but a truthful witness will speak on.
A false witness will perish, But a man who listens to the truth will speak forever and go unchallenged.
A false witness will perish, And a man who listens speaks to eternity.
A false witnes shall perish: but hee that heareth, speaketh continually.
A false witness will perish,But the man who listens will speak forever.
A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
If you tell lies in court, you are done for; only a reliable witness can do the job.
A lying witness is doomed, but one who heard [what was said] will testify successfully.
A lying witness shall perish; and a man that heareth shall speak constantly.
Witnesses who lie will be caught and punished. A careful listener will always be there to speak up.
A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man speaks truth.
The testimony of a liar is not believed, but the word of someone who thinks matters through is accepted.
A false witness will perish, but a man who listens will testify with success.
A false witness shall perish, but the man who attends will speak forever.
A false wytnesse shal perishe, but he yt wilbe content to heare, shal allwaye haue power to speake himself.
A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.
A false witness shall perish; but the man that obeyeth shall speak unchallenged.
A false witnesse shall perish: but the man that heareth, speaketh constantly.
A false witnesse shall perishe: but [a good] man speaketh constantly what he hath hearde.
A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth shall speak unchallenged.
A fals witnesse schal perische; a man obedient schal speke victorie.
A false witness shall perish; But the man that hears shall speak so as to endure.
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
A lying witness will perish, but the one who reports accurately speaks forever.
A false witness shall perish, But the man who hears him will speak endlessly.
A false witness will be cut off, but a credible witness will be allowed to speak.
A person who tells a lie about someone else will be lost, but the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.
A false witness will perish, but a good listener will testify successfully.
A false witness, shall perish, but, the man who hearkeneth, with abiding effect, shall speak.
A lying witness shall perish: an obedient man shall speak of victory.
A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure.
A false witness doth perish, And an attentive man for ever speaketh.
A lying witness is unconvincing; a person who speaks truth is respected.
A false witness will perish, But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
false witness: Heb. witness of lies, Proverbs 6:19, Proverbs 19:5, Proverbs 19:9, Proverbs 25:18, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16-19
the man: Proverbs 12:19, Acts 12:15, 2 Corinthians 1:17-20, 2 Corinthians 4:13, Titus 3:8
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 16:3 - day Psalms 116:10 - therefore Proverbs 12:17 - but Proverbs 24:28 - not
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A false witness shall perish,.... As witness he shall perish in his reputation, no credit shall be given him, he shall not be admitted an evidence, or a witness in any cause, being found a false one; and as a man, he shall be punished in body or estate by the civil magistrate, and his soul shall perish eternally, unless he has true repentance for his sin: or, a witness of lies shall perish k it may be applied to any teacher of false doctrine; and to the man of sin, and his followers, that speak lies in hypocrisy; everyone that loves and makes a lie shall die the second death, and be excluded from eternal happiness, Revelation 21:8;
but the man that heareth; before he speaks, and speaks what he hears, and does not devise things himself; but witnesses the truth, and nothing else, to the best of his knowledge:
speaketh constantly; invariably and consistently, what is all of a piece, and by which he ah, des; or "continually", as Jarchi; or "for ever"; he is made use of as a witness as long as he lives, whenever there is occasion for him; the Vulgate Latin version renders it, "he speaks victory"; his testimony, being true and valid, carries the cause: it, nay be applied to a faithful teacher, who hearkens to the word of God, and speaks according to that; such an one speaks out, he doctrine of the word constantly, boldly, with certainty, without any hesitation or staggering.
k עד כזבים "testis mendaciorum", Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis, Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Speaketh constantly - His testimony abides evermore who repeats simply what he has heard, whether from the lips of men or from the voice within, in contrast with “the false witness.”
