Proverbs 21:28

Geneva Bible (1560)

A false witnes shall perish: but hee that heareth, speaketh continually.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witnes shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shall not escape.
  • Prov 19:9 : 9 A false witnes shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shall perish.
  • Prov 25:18 : 18 A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe.
  • Acts 12:15 : 15 But they said vnto her, Thou art mad. Yet she affirmed it constantly, that it was so. Then said they, It is his Angel.
  • 2 Cor 1:17-20 : 17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I vse lightnesse? or minde I those thinges which I minde, according to the flesh, that with me should be, Yea, yea, and Nay, nay? 18 Yea, God is faithfull, that our worde towarde you was not Yea, and Nay. 19 For the Sonne of God Iesus Christ, who was preached among you by vs, that is, by me, and Siluanus, and Timotheus, was not Yea, & Nay: but in him it was Yea. 20 For all the promises of God in him are Yea, and are in him Amen, vnto the glorie of God through vs.
  • 2 Cor 4:13 : 13 And because we haue the same spirite of faith, according as it is written, I beleeued, and therefore haue I spoken, we also beleeue, and therefore speake,
  • Titus 3:8 : 8 This is a true saying, and these thinges I will thou shouldest affirme, that they which haue beleeued God, might be carefull to shewe foorth good woorkes. These things are good and profitable vnto men.
  • Exod 23:1 : 1 Thou shalt not receiue a false tale, neyther shalt thou put thine hande with the wicked, to be a false witnes.
  • Deut 19:16-19 : 16 If a false witnesse rise vp against a man to accuse him of trespasse, 17 Then both the men which striue together, shal stand before ye Lord, euen before the Priests and the Iudges, which shall be in those daies, 18 And the Iudges shall make diligent inquisition: and if the witnesse be found false, and hath giuen false witnes against his brother, 19 Then shall yee doe vnto him as hee had thought to doe vnto his brother: so thou shalt take euil away forth of the middes of thee.
  • Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witnesse that speaketh lyes, and him that rayseth vp contentions among brethren.
  • Prov 12:19 : 19 The lip of trueth shall be stable for euer: but a lying tongue varieth incontinently.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:9
    83%

    9A false witnes shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shall perish.

  • Prov 12:17-19
    3 verses
    79%

    17He that speaketh trueth, will shewe righteousnes: but a false witnes vseth deceite.

    18There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.

    19The lip of trueth shall be stable for euer: but a lying tongue varieth incontinently.

  • Prov 19:5
    78%

    5A false witnes shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shall not escape.

  • Prov 14:5
    77%

    5A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.

  • Prov 14:25
    76%

    25A faithfull witnes deliuereth soules: but a deceiuer speaketh lyes.

  • Prov 25:18
    74%

    18A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe.

  • Deut 19:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15One witnes shall not rise against a man for any trespasse, or for any sinne, or for any fault that hee offendeth in, but at the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses shall the matter be stablished.

    16If a false witnesse rise vp against a man to accuse him of trespasse,

  • Prov 19:28
    72%

    28A wicked witnes mocketh at iudgement, & the mouth of ye wicked swalloweth vp iniquitie.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4The wicked giueth heed to false lippes, and a lyer hearkeneth to the naughtie tongue.

  • Prov 21:29
    72%

    29A wicked man hardeneth his face: but the iust, he will direct his way.

  • Prov 6:19
    71%

    19A false witnesse that speaketh lyes, and him that rayseth vp contentions among brethren.

  • Deut 19:18
    70%

    18And the Iudges shall make diligent inquisition: and if the witnesse be found false, and hath giuen false witnes against his brother,

  • Num 35:30
    69%

    30Whosoeuer killeth any person, the Iudge shall slay the murtherer, through witnesses: but one witnesse shall not testifie against a person to cause him to die.

  • Exod 23:1
    68%

    1Thou shalt not receiue a false tale, neyther shalt thou put thine hande with the wicked, to be a false witnes.

  • Prov 24:28
    68%

    28Be not a witnes against thy neighbour without cause: for wilt thou deceiue with thy lippes?

  • Prov 15:31
    68%

    31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.

  • Deut 17:6
    68%

    6At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he that is woorthie of death, die: but at the mouth of one witnesse, he shall not die.

  • Prov 26:28
    68%

    28A false tongue hateth the afflicted, and a flattering mouth causeth ruine.

  • Prov 29:24
    68%

    24He that is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth cursing, & declareth it not.

  • Prov 10:18
    68%

    18He that dissembleth hatred with lying lips, and he that inuenteth slaunder, is a foole.

  • Prov 15:28
    68%

    28The heart of the righteous studieth to answere: but the wicked mans mouth babbleth euil thinges.

  • Ps 5:6
    67%

    6Thou shalt destroy them that speake lyes: the Lorde will abhorre the bloodie man and deceitfull.

  • Prov 10:9
    67%

    9He that walketh vprightly, walketh boldely: but he that peruerteth his wayes, shalbe knowen.

  • Prov 17:20
    67%

    20The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.

  • Prov 16:28
    67%

    28A frowarde person soweth strife: and a tale teller maketh diuision among princes.

  • Isa 29:21
    66%

    21Which made a man to sinne in ye worde, and tooke him in a snare: which reproued them in the gate, and made the iust to fall without cause.

  • Prov 21:6
    66%

    6The gathering of treasures by a deceitfull tongue is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.

  • Prov 13:2
    66%

    2A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.

  • Exod 20:16
    66%

    16Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy neighbour.

  • Prov 28:18
    66%

    18He that walketh vprightly, shalbe saued: but he that is froward in his wayes, shall once fall.

  • Prov 21:27
    66%

    27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: how much more when he bringeth it with a wicked minde?

  • Job 13:17
    66%

    17Heare diligently my wordes, and marke my talke.

  • Job 15:6
    66%

    6Thine owne mouth condemneth thee, and not I, and thy lippes testifie against thee.

  • Matt 18:16
    66%

    16But if he heare thee not, take yet with thee one or two, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses euery worde may be confirmed.

  • Prov 28:28
    66%

    28When the wicked rise vp, men hide them selues: but when they perish, ye righteous increase.

  • Lev 5:1
    66%

    1Also if any haue sinned, that is, If he haue heard the voyce of an othe, and hee can be a witnes, whether he hath seene or knowen of it, if hee doe not vtter it, he shall beare his iniquitie:

  • Prov 10:31
    66%

    31The mouth of the iust shall be fruitfull in wisdome: but the tongue of the froward shall be cut out.

  • Prov 13:5
    66%

    5A righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.

  • Prov 18:8
    65%

    8The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.

  • Ps 15:2
    65%

    2He that walketh vprightly and worketh righteousnes, and speaketh the trueth in his heart.

  • Ps 41:6
    65%

    6And if hee come to see mee, hee speaketh lies, but his heart heapeth iniquitie within him, and when he commeth foorth, he telleth it.

  • Prov 29:12
    65%

    12Of a prince that hearkeneth to lyes, all his seruants are wicked.

  • Mark 14:57
    65%

    57Then there arose certaine, and bare false witnesse against him, saying,

  • Prov 30:6
    65%

    6Put nothing vnto his wordes, least he reproue thee, and thou be found a lyar.

  • Prov 20:19
    65%

    19He that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

  • Ps 35:11
    65%

    11Cruell witnesses did rise vp: they asked of me things that I knewe not.