A false witness shall perish
As witness he shall perish in his reputation, no credit shall be
given him, he shall not be admitted an evidence, or a witness in
any cause, being found a false one; and as a man, he shall be
punished in body or estate by the civil magistrate, and his soul
shall perish eternally, unless he has true repentance for his
sin: or, a witness of lies shall perish F11 it may
be applied to any teacher of false doctrine; and to the man of
sin, and his followers, that speak lies in hypocrisy; everyone
that loves and makes a lie shall die the second death, and be
excluded from eternal happiness, ( Revelation
21:8 Revelation
21:27 ) ; but the man that heareth;
before he speaks, and speaks what he hears, and does not devise
things himself; but witnesses the truth, and nothing else, to the
best of his knowledge: speaketh constantly;
invariably and consistently, what is all of a piece, and by which
he ah, des; or "continually", as Jarchi; or "for ever"; he is
made use of as a witness as long as he lives, whenever there is
occasion for him; the Vulgate Latin version renders it, "he
speaks victory"; his testimony, being true and valid, carries the
cause: it, nay be applied to a faithful teacher, who hearkens to
the word of God, and speaks according to that; such an one speaks
out, he doctrine of the word constantly, boldly, with certainty,
without any hesitation or staggering.