Proverbs 21:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

A false witness shall perish, but the man who hears will speak consistently.

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  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall not escape.
  • Prov 19:9 : 9 A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall perish.
  • Prov 25:18 : 18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.
  • Acts 12:15 : 15 And they said to her, 'You are mad.' But she insisted that it was so. Then they said, 'It is his angel.'
  • 2 Cor 1:17-20 : 17 When I therefore was intending this, did I act lightly? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be yes, yes, and no, no? 18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yes and no. 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yes and no, but in him was yes. 20 For all the promises of God in him are yes, and in him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
  • 2 Cor 4:13 : 13 We having the same spirit of faith, as it is written, 'I believed, and therefore I spoke'; we also believe, and therefore speak;
  • Titus 3:8 : 8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
  • Exod 23:1 : 1 You shall not spread a false report; do not join hands with the wicked to be a dishonest witness.
  • Deut 19:16-19 : 16 If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing; 17 Then both men in the controversy shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who serve in that time; 18 And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness who has testified falsely against his brother; 19 Then you shall do to him as he thought to have done to his brother; so you shall put away the evil from among you.
  • Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.
  • Prov 12:19 : 19 The lip of truth will be established forever, 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 go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall perish.

  • Prov 12:17-19
    3 verses
    79%

    17He who speaks truth declares righteousness, but a false witness deceit.

    18There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

    19The lip of truth will be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

  • Prov 19:5
    78%

    5A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall not escape.

  • Prov 14:5
    77%

    5A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will utter lies.

  • Prov 14:25
    76%

    25A truthful witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.

  • Prov 25:18
    74%

    18A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

  • Deut 19:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.

    16If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing;

  • Prov 19:28
    72%

    28An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4A wicked doer listens to false lips, and a liar gives ear to a deceitful tongue.

  • Prov 21:29
    72%

    29A wicked man hardens his face, but as for the upright, he directs his way.

  • Prov 6:19
    71%

    19A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.

  • Deut 19:18
    70%

    18And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness who has testified falsely against his brother;

  • Num 35:30
    69%

    30Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the testimony of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

  • Exod 23:1
    68%

    1You shall not spread a false report; do not join hands with the wicked to be a dishonest witness.

  • Prov 24:28
    68%

    28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

  • Prov 15:31
    68%

    31The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.

  • Deut 17:6
    68%

    6At the testimony of two or three witnesses, he who is worthy of death shall be put to death; but he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness.

  • Prov 26:28
    68%

    28A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • Prov 29:24
    68%

    24Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own soul; he hears cursing, and does not reveal it.

  • Prov 10:18
    68%

    18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

  • Prov 15:28
    68%

    28The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

  • Ps 5:6
    67%

    6You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; the LORD will abhor the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

  • Prov 10:9
    67%

    9He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 17:20
    67%

    20He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Prov 16:28
    67%

    28A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

  • Isa 29:21
    66%

    21That make a man an offender by a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nothing.

  • Prov 21:6
    66%

    6The accumulation of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vanity to those who seek death.

  • Prov 13:2
    66%

    2A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

  • Exod 20:16
    66%

    16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

  • Prov 28:18
    66%

    18Whoever walks uprightly shall be saved, but he who 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 brings it with an evil intent?

  • Job 13:17
    66%

    17Listen diligently to my speech, and my declaration with your ears.

  • Job 15:6
    66%

    6Your own mouth condemns you, not I; yes, your own lips testify against you.

  • Matt 18:16
    66%

    16But if he will not hear you, then take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

  • Prov 28:28
    66%

    28When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Lev 5:1
    66%

    1And if a person sins, and hears the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of it; if he does not speak of it, then he shall bear his guilt.

  • Prov 10:31
    66%

    31The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

  • Prov 13:5
    66%

    5A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

  • Prov 18:8
    65%

    8The words of a talebearer are like wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

  • Ps 15:2
    65%

    2He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

  • Ps 41:6
    65%

    6And if he comes to see me, he speaks vain things; his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes out, he tells it.

  • Prov 29:12
    65%

    12If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.

  • Mark 14:57
    65%

    57And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying,

  • Prov 30:6
    65%

    6Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

  • Prov 20:19
    65%

    19He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore, do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.

  • Ps 35:11
    65%

    11False witnesses did rise up; they charged me with things that I knew not.