Proverbs 19:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 19:5

Here we have, 1. The sins threatened?bearing false witness in judgment and speaking lies in common conversation. Men could not arrive at such a pitch of impiety as to bear false witness (where to the guilt of a lie is added that of perjury and injury) if they had not advanced to it by allowing themselves to speak untruths in jest and banter, or under pretence of doing good. Thus men teach their tongues to speak lies, Jer. 9:5. Those that will take a liberty to tell lies in discourse are in a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:5

A false witness shall not be unpunished ,.... He that bears false witness against his neighbour in an open court of judicature; though be may not be detected by men, and so escape the punishment due to such offenders by the laws of God and men; yet God, who knows all hearts and actions, will not suffer him to go with impunity; if not punished in this world, he shall be in the world to come; for bearing false witness, or perjury, is a grievous offence to God; and he that speaketh lies... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 19:1-7

The lowly and gentle life He who is truly humble before his God will be sweet, kind, and peaceable in his relations to men. I. THE ATTRIBUTES OF THIS LIFE . ( Proverbs 19:1-3 .) 1 . It is the life of innocence, in the seeking to have a conscience "void of offence toward God and toward men." This makes poverty rich and privation blessed, for the kingdom of heaven is for such. The consciousness of being dear to God is the true wealth of the soul; the sense of being... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 19:5

This verse is repeated below ( Proverbs 19:9 ). It comes in awkwardly here, interrupting the connection which subsists between Proverbs 19:4 and Proverbs 19:6 . Its right place is doubtless where it occurs below. The Law not only strictly forbade false witness ( Exodus 20:16 ; Exodus 23:1 ), but it enacted severe penalties against offenders in this particular ( Deuteronomy 19:16 , etc.); the lex talionis was to be enforced against them, they were to receive no pity: "Life shall... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 19:5

Proverbs 19:5. A false witness shall not be unpunished Though he escape the observation and punishment of men, yet he shall not avoid the judgment of God. And he that speaketh lies That accustoms himself to lying, either in giving evidence in courts of justice, or in common conversation; shall not escape The righteous judgment of God, though he may flatter himself with hopes of impunity, for the Lord is jealous of his honour, and will not suffer his name to be profaned. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:1-29

Lessons heeded and ignored (19:1-29)Moral uprightness is more important than wealth, and wise action is more important than hasty action. People are foolish when they blame God for the trouble they bring upon themselves through their own mistakes (19:1-3).Often the reason the rich have many friends is that these ‘friends’ hope to gain personally from their wealth or influence (4-6). The poor lose their friends, though in a sense they are rich if they maintain their understanding (7-8). People... read more

E.W. Bullinger

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 19:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 19:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 19:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 19:5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:1-29

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 19:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 19:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 19:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 19:1-16

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