Proverbios 24:28

28 No seas testigo falso contra tu prójimo; y no lisonjees con tus labios

Proverbios 24:28 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 24:28

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause
Unless forced unto it, except there is some urgent reason for it; not upon any trivial account, or in any frivolous matter; never appear forward and eager to bear witness against him, and, whenever obliged to it, be not a false witness, but speak truth, whether thy neighbour be a friend or a foe; and deceive [not] with thy lips;
by bearing a false testimony, the judge, thy neighbour and thyself; for though men may be deceived, God cannot: or, shouldest thou do so, "thou wouldest break" and cut him to pieces "with thy lips" ^F24; which is the sense of the words according to R. Judah, as Ben Melech relates.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 (Kytpvb tytyphw) "et ne atteras labiis tuis", Vatablus; "et ne comminuas eum labiis tuis", Syriac version.

Proverbios 24:28 In-Context

26 Besados serán los labios del que responde palabras rectas

27 Prepara tus labores de afuera, y disponlas en tu heredad; y después edificarás tu casa

28 No seas testigo falso contra tu prójimo; y no lisonjees con tus labios

29 No digas: Como me hizo, así le haré; daré el pago al varón según su obra

30 Pasé junto a la heredad del hombre perezoso, y junto a la viña del hombre falto de entendimiento