Proverbs 19:9

9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes.^[a]

Proverbs 19:9 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness shall not be unpunished
(See Gill on Proverbs 19:5); and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish;
or "be lost", shall be undone for ever; he shall not enter into the holy city, but have his part in the lake of fire: they that speak lies in hypocrisy, doctrinal ones, and are given up to believe and profess them, such shall be damned, ( 2 Thessalonians 2:11 2 Thessalonians 2:12 ) .

Proverbs 19:9 In-Context

7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue [them with] words, [but] they are not [there].

8 The one who acquires good sense loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success.

9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes.

10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool- how much less for a slave to rule over princes!

11 A person's insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

Footnotes

• [a]. Pr 19:5; 21:28