Proverbs 19:9

9 A ¹false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.

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 abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.

8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.

9 A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.

10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

11 A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 19:5; Daniel 6:24

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "breathes"