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Proverbs 21:28
A false witness will be cut off,...
Proverbs 21:28 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 21:28 in other translations
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
A false witness will perish. A man who listens speaks to eternity.
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In context
25 The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
26 All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
27 The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
28 A false witness will be cut off,...
29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
31 The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.
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