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Proverbs 21:28

Proverbs 21:28
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

A false witness shall perish,.... As witness he shall perish in his reputation, no credit shall be given him, he shall…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Speaketh constantly - His testimony abides evermore who repeats simply what he has heard, whether from the lips of men…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Here is, 1. The doom of a false witness. He who, for favour to one side or malice to the other, gives in a false…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

that heareth Either (1) who listens to the voice of duty and of conscience (ἀνὴρ ὑπήκοος, LXX.; vir obediens, Vulg.); or…