Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
King James Version
In Context
4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
1 Kings 22:12And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king’s hand.
Proverbs 12:17He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Proverbs 14:25A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:5
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. Note, 1. The neglect of husbandry is the way to poverty: Where no oxen are, to till the ground and tread out the corn, the crib is empty, is clean; there is no straw for the cattle, and consequently no bread for the service of man. Scarcity is represented by cleanness of teeth, Amos iv. 6 . Where no oxen are there is nothing to be done at the ground, and then nothing to be had out of it; the crib indeed is clean from dung,… Read the whole commentary →