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Proverbs 21:28
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A false witness will perish,But the man who listens will speak forever.
A false witness will perish, But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.
A false witnesse shall perishe: but [a good] man speaketh constantly what he hath hearde.
A lying witness shall perish; and a man that heareth shall speak constantly.
A false witness shall perish, But the man who hears him will speak endlessly.
A false witness shall perish, but the man who attends will speak forever.
Witnesses who lie will be caught and punished. A careful listener will always be there to speak up.
A false witness will perish, And a man who listens speaks to eternity.
A false witnesse shall perish: but the man that heareth, speaketh constantly.
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
A false wytnesse shal perishe, but he yt wilbe content to heare, shal allwaye haue power to speake himself.
A lying witness is unconvincing; a person who speaks truth is respected.
A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.
A false witness will be cut off, Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English.
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.
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 false witnes shall perish: but hee that heareth, speaketh continually.
A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man speaks truth.
A false witness will perish, And a man who listens speaks to eternity.
A false witness shall perish; but the man that obeyeth shall speak unchallenged.
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 shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth shall speak unchallenged.
A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to 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 a man who listens will testify with success.
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.
The testimony of a liar is not believed, but the word of someone who thinks matters through is accepted.
A lying witness will perish, but the one who listens will speak successfully.
A fals witnesse schal perische; a man obedient schal speke victorie.
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.
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.”
