Proverbs 21:28
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
KJV
Testis mendax peribit ; vir obediens loquetur victoriam.
Vulgate
μάρτυς ψευδὴς ἀπολεῖται, ἀνὴρ δὲ ὑπήκοος φυλασσόμενος λαλήσει.
LXX
A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.
ASV
עֵד כְּזָבִ֥ים יֹאבֵ֑ד וְ/אִ֥ישׁ שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗עַ לָ/נֶ֥צַח יְדַבֵּֽר
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
כָזָֽב
kzb
noun · 28×
ם
m
verb · 183×
נֶ֑צַח
ntsch
noun · 43×
עֵ֣ד
'd
noun · 70×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Q. What is the aim of the ninth commandment? A. That I never give false testimony against anyone, twist no one's words, not gossip or slander, nor join in condemning anyone without a hearing or without a just cause. Rather, in court and everywhere else, I should avoid lying and deceit of every kind; these are devices the devil himself uses, and they would call down on me God's …
Cross-references
- 2Cor 4:13 — We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
- 2Cor 4:13 — We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
- Exod 23:1 — Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
- Prov 12:17 — He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
- Prov 19:5 — A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
- Prov 19:5 — A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
- Prov 19:9 — A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
- Ps 116:10 — I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: