Proverbs 14:5 · KJV
“A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.”
— Proverbs 14:5
Where no oxen {are}, the crib {is} clean: but much increase {is} by the strength of the ox.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and {findeth it} not: but knowledge {is} easy unto him that understandeth.
Proverbs 14 — Context
In the mouth of the foolish {is} a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4Where no oxen {are}, the crib {is} clean: but much increase {is} by the strength of the ox.
5A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and {findeth it} not: but knowledge {is} easy unto him that understandeth.
7Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not {in him} the lips of knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:19
A false witness {that} speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and {he that} speaketh lies shall not escape. {unpunished: Heb. held innocent}
Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. {raise: or, receive}
Proverbs 12:17
{He that} speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Proverbs 14:25
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful {witness} speaketh lies.
Proverbs 13:5
A righteous {man} hateth lying: but a wicked {man} is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
1 Kings 22:12-14
And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver {it} into the king's hand.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and {he that} speaketh lies shall perish.