Proverbs 14:5
The Scripture
(5) A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Proverbs 14 the text contrasts the wise and the foolish, emphasizing that the wise person listens to counsel while the foolish one rejects it. It also notes that the wise man is a friend to the poor and the fool to the rich, and that the wise will prosper while the foolish will be his own ruin.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 14:25Proverbs 6:19Proverbs 12:17Proverbs 13:5Proverbs 19:5Proverbs 19:9Exodus 20:16Exodus 23:1I Kings 21:13I Kings 22:12I Kings 22:13I Kings 22:14
Related verses (shared words)
I Samuel 12:5I John 5:9Deuteronomy 19:18Proverbs 14:25Mark 14:56Genesis 31:52