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Proverbs 19:9 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish. "

Proverbs 19:9

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7 All the relatives of the poor shun him; how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

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

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

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This repeats what was said earlier about lying and false witness, because we need to be warned again and again about this sin. Nothing leads to worse trouble. The warning in Proverbs 19:5 said that the one who speaks lies will not escape, which means he will be punished.

Here the point is even stronger: his punishment will bring him to ruin. He will perish. The lies he made up against others will become his own destruction. It is a sin that destroys and brings condemnation.

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