Proverbs 14:5 — Meaning and Application

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“A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.”

Proverbs 14:5

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

In the mouth of the foolish {is} a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

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

A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and {findeth it} not: but knowledge {is} easy unto him that understandeth.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not {in him} the lips of knowledge.

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Proverbs 14:1

"Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands."

Proverbs 14:2

"He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but {he that is} perverse in his ways despiseth him."

Proverbs 14:3

"In the mouth of the foolish {is} a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve 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 scorner seeketh wisdom, and {findeth it} not: but knowledge {is} easy unto him that understandeth."

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