Proverbs 14:25 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁵A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

Proverbs 14:25 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
2 Peter 3:3
Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
Acts 20:26-27
Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. …
1 Timothy 4:1-3
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; …
Acts 26:16-20
But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; …

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Deceit Deception False Teachers Falsehood Liars Lying Perjury Slander

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 25)

See here, 1. How much praise is due to a faithful witness: He delivers the souls of the innocent, who are falsely accused, and their good names, which are as dear to them as their lives. A man of integrity will venture the displeasure of the greatest, to bring truth to light and rescue those who are injured by falsehood. A faithful minister, who truly witnesses for God against sin, is thereby inst…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 25)

25. Life often depends on truth-telling. a deceitful ... lies--He that breathes out lies is deceit, not to be trusted (Pr 14:5).