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Proverbs 14:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies. "

Proverbs 14:5

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3 The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

5 A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

7 Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

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In the work of justice, much depends on witnesses. For the good of everyone, witnesses must be honest and principled. A conscientious witness will not dare to give testimony that is even slightly false. He will not twist the facts because of friendship or hostility, and he will tell what he knows, whether people are pleased or upset. Then judgment flows on fairly and freely, like a river.

But a witness who can be bought, pressured, or intimidated will tell lies without hesitation. He will do it with the same ease and confidence as if everything he says were true.

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Proverbs 12:17

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Proverbs 19:5

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Jeremiah 9:5

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"Friends deceive each other, and will not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They weary themselves committing iniquity."

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Sirach 5:14

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"Don’t be called a whisperer. Don’t lie in wait with your tongue; for shame is on the thief, and an evil condemnation is on him who has a double tongue."

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Psalms 101:7

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"He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes."

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Proverbs 14:1

"Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands."

Proverbs 14:2

"He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him."

Proverbs 14:3

"The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them."

Proverbs 14:4

"Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox."

Proverbs 14:6

"A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person."

Proverbs 14:7

"Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips."

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