“A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.”
— WEB
Proverbs 14:25
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.”
— KJV
“A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies [causeth] deceit.”
— ASV
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Commentary
See here, 1. How much praise is due to a faithful witness: He delivers the souls of the innocent, who are falsely accused, and their good names, which are as dear to them as their lives. A man of integrity will venture the displeasure of the greatest, to bring truth to light and rescue those who are injured by falsehood. A faithful minister, who truly witnesses for God against sin, is thereby instrumental to deliver souls from eternal death. 2. How little regard is to be had to a false witness. He forges lies, and yet pours them out with the greatest assurance imaginable for the destruction of the innocent. It is therefore the interest of a nation by all means possible to detect and punish false-witness-bearing, yea, and lying in common conversation; for truth is the cement of society.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary (public domain)
Life often depends on truth-telling. a deceitful . . . lies--He that breathes out lies is deceit, not to be trusted (Pro 14:5).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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