“ A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. ”
In the second clause, “destroyeth life” might have been expected as the antithesis to “delivereth souls.” But what worse could be said? “A deceitful witness speaketh lies.” All destruction is impli...
Proverbs 14. In this, as in each of the preceding Chapter s in this section, aphorisms on the moral government of the world come first in number. There are rather more in this chapter of a politica...
souls. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. A true witness delivereth souls - `delivers' innocent souls that are calumniated and accused before judges. But a de...
1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife ( Proverbs 31:10-31 ).
CHAPTER 15 THE INWARD UNAPPROACHABLE LIFE "The heart knoweth its own bitterness and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy."- Proverbs 14:10 "Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and...
Verse Proverbs 14:7 . The sense of this proverb is entirely altered in the Revision. The Authorized reading would make it mean that if a man is perceived to be devoid of knowledge he should be aband...
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. In all labour there...
A true witness delivereth souls ,.... Or, "a witness of truth" x: one that witnesses truth upon oath in a court of judicature, he "delivers souls"; men, not one man only, but many; a whole family, o...
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies. Ver. 25. A true witness delivereth souls. ] Or, Lives that lie at stake. He that helps the truth in such a necessity doth...
A true witness delivereth souls That is, persons, namely, such as, being innocent, are falsely accused; whom he delivers from the mischief designed against them, by declaring the truth, and thereby...
25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. See here, 1. How much praise is due to a faithful witness: He delivers the souls of the innocent, who a...
Delivereth souls, i.e. persons, to wit, such as are innocent, from the mischief of false accusations, by declaring the truth, which is sufficient for their vindication. Speaketh lies , to the inju...
The Triumph Of Truth Over Falsehood And Of Righteousness Over Unrighteousness ( Proverbs 14:17-25 ). The thought of truth against falsehood undergirds this subsection. It commences with the fact t...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 14:25 DELIVERANCE BY TRUTH I. What is implied in a witness bearer . A witness is supposed to give light. Those who have to decide upon a matter seek for the evidenc...
Proverbs 14:1 . Every wise woman buildeth her house, as Proverbs 9:1 , by training up her children to industry, piety and virtue. She is their first governess, and daily instils the elements of k...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house. Wise women order well their household matters and their families; they have an important influence, and exercise it beneficia...
v. 25. A true witness, one who fearlessly utters the truth, delivereth souls, from the death which threatened them as a result of false charges brought against them; but a deceitful witness, on...
1 Timothy 4:1-3 ; 2 Peter 3:3 ; Acts 20:21 ; Acts 20:26 ; Acts 20:27 ; Acts 26:16-20 ; Proverbs 14:5
Souls — Such as are innocent, from false accusations.