💡WEB · Proverbs 14:5
What does Proverbs 14:5 mean?
"A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies."
— Proverbs 14:5 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.
The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
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