Proverbs 21:28

American Standard Version (1901)

A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
  • Prov 19:9 : 9 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
  • Prov 25:18 : 18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
  • Acts 12:15 : 15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.
  • 2 Cor 1:17-20 : 17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I show fickleness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the yea yea and the nay nay? 18 But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay. 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, [even] by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him is yea. 20 For how many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through us.
  • 2 Cor 4:13 : 13 But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak;
  • Titus 3:8 : 8 Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:
  • Exod 23:1 : 1 Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
  • Deut 19:16-19 : 16 If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing, 17 then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days; 18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother; 19 then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
  • Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.
  • Prov 12:19 : 19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:9
    83%

    9A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

  • Prov 12:17-19
    3 verses
    79%

    17He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.

    18There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

    19The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

  • Prov 19:5
    78%

    5A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

  • Prov 14:5
    77%

    5A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

  • Prov 14:25
    76%

    25A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies [causeth] deceit.

  • Prov 25:18
    74%

    18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

  • Deut 19:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

    16If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,

  • Prov 19:28
    72%

    28A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Prov 21:29
    72%

    29A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.

  • Prov 6:19
    71%

    19A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

  • Deut 19:18
    70%

    18and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother;

  • Num 35:30
    69%

    30Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.

  • Exod 23:1
    68%

    1Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

  • Prov 24:28
    68%

    28Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

  • Prov 15:31
    68%

    31The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.

  • Deut 17:6
    68%

    6At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

  • Prov 26:28
    68%

    28A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

  • Prov 29:24
    68%

    24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

  • Prov 10:18
    68%

    18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

  • Prov 15:28
    68%

    28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

  • Ps 5:6
    67%

    6Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

  • Prov 10:9
    67%

    9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 17:20
    67%

    20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Prov 16:28
    67%

    28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

  • Isa 29:21
    66%

    21that make a man an offender in [his] cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.

  • Prov 21:6
    66%

    6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

  • Prov 13:2
    66%

    2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.

  • Exod 20:16
    66%

    16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

  • Prov 28:18
    66%

    18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in [his] ways shall fall at once.

  • Prov 21:27
    66%

    27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!

  • Job 13:17
    66%

    17Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears.

  • Job 15:6
    66%

    6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

  • Matt 18:16
    66%

    16But if he hear [thee] not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

  • Prov 28:28
    66%

    28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Lev 5:1
    66%

    1And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter [it], then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Prov 10:31
    66%

    31The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

  • Prov 13:5
    66%

    5A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

  • Prov 18:8
    65%

    8The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

  • Ps 15:2
    65%

    2He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart;

  • Ps 41:6
    65%

    6And if he come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

  • Prov 29:12
    65%

    12If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.

  • Mark 14:57
    65%

    57And there stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,

  • Prov 30:6
    65%

    6Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

  • Prov 20:19
    65%

    19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

  • Ps 35:11
    65%

    11Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.