A moment in scripture
Proverbs 19:9
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A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 19:7
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
- Proverbs 19:8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
- Proverbs 19:10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.