Proverbs 6:19
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
21 Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
- KJV
- A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
- WEB
- a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
- ASV
- A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.
- DARBY
- a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.
- BLB
- one breathing out lies, a witness of falsehood, and one sending forth contentions between brothers.
- ÅB
- den som taler løgn og vitner falsk, og den som volder tretter mellom brødre.
- OTB
- et falskt vitne som utgyter løgner,
og en som sprer strid blant brødre. - B1930
- den som taler løgn og vidner falsk, og den som volder tretter mellem brødre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
Read in contextProverbs 6:14
With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
Read in contextJames 3:18
Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
Read in contextPsalms 27:12
Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
Read in contextProverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 19:16–20
If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,
Read in contextJames 3:14–16
But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
Read in contextProverbs 25:18
Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
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