Proverbs 21:28

World English Bible (2000)

A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
  • Prov 19:9 : 9 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
  • Prov 25:18 : 18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
  • Acts 12:15 : 15 They said to her, "You are crazy!" But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."
  • 2 Cor 1:17-20 : 17 When I therefore was thus determined, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the "Yes, yes" and the "No, no?" 18 But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not "Yes and no." 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not "Yes and no," but in him is "Yes." 20 For however many are the promises of God, in him is the "Yes." Therefore also through him is the "Amen," to 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 I spoke." We also believe, and therefore also we speak;
  • Titus 3:8 : 8 This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may 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. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
  • Deut 19:16-19 : 16 If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing, 17 then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days; 18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother; 19 then you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother: so you shall put away the evil from the midst of you.
  • Prov 6:19 : 19 a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
  • Prov 12:19 : 19 Truth's lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 19:9
    83%

    9A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

  • Prov 12:17-19
    3 verses
    79%

    17He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

    18There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

    19Truth's lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

  • Prov 19:5
    78%

    5A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

  • Prov 14:5
    77%

    5A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

  • Prov 14:25
    76%

    25A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.

  • Prov 25:18
    74%

    18A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or 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 sins: 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 wrongdoing,

  • Prov 19:28
    72%

    28A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Prov 21:29
    72%

    29A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Prov 6:19
    71%

    19a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

  • Deut 19:18
    70%

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

  • Num 35:30
    69%

    30"'Whoever kills 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%

    1"You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

  • Prov 24:28
    68%

    28Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.

  • Prov 15:31
    68%

    31The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.

  • Deut 17:6
    68%

    6At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he who 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 hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • Prov 29:24
    68%

    24Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.

  • Prov 10:18
    68%

    18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

  • Prov 15:28
    68%

    28The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

  • Ps 5:6
    67%

    6You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

  • Prov 10:9
    67%

    9He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 17:20
    67%

    20One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Prov 16:28
    67%

    28A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

  • Isa 29:21
    66%

    21who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for the arbiter in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony.

  • Prov 21:6
    66%

    6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

  • Prov 13:2
    66%

    2By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.

  • Exod 20:16
    66%

    16"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Prov 28:18
    66%

    18Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

  • Prov 21:27
    66%

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

  • Job 13:17
    66%

    17Hear diligently my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.

  • Job 15:6
    66%

    6Your own mouth condemns you, and not I. Yes, your own lips testify against you.

  • Matt 18:16
    66%

    16But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

  • Prov 28:28
    66%

    28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

  • Lev 5:1
    66%

    1"'If anyone sins, in that he hears the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn't report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Prov 10:31
    66%

    31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

  • Prov 13:5
    66%

    5A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

  • Prov 18:8
    65%

    8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.

  • Ps 15:2
    65%

    2He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;

  • Ps 41:6
    65%

    6If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

  • Prov 29:12
    65%

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

  • Mark 14:57
    65%

    57Some stood up, and gave false testimony against him, saying,

  • Prov 30:6
    65%

    6Don't you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

  • Prov 20:19
    65%

    19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

  • Ps 35:11
    65%

    11Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don't know about.