19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
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A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-19)Solomon here gives us, I. The characters of one that is mischievous to man and dangerous to be dealt with. If the slothful are to be condemned, that do nothing, much more those that do ill, and contrive to do all the ill they can. It is a naughty person that is here spoken of, Heb. A man of Belial ; I think it should have been so translated, because it is a term often used in scripture, and this i…
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