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Proverbs 21:28

World English Bible

A false witness will perish.
A man who listens speaks to eternity.

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Proverbs 21:28 in other translations

A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

Proverbs 21:28 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 21:28 in context

  1. 26There are those who covet greedily all day long;
    but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
  2. 27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination—
    how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!
  3. 28A false witness will perish.
    A man who listens speaks to eternity.
  4. 29A wicked man hardens his face;
    but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
  5. 30There is no wisdom nor understanding
    nor counsel against Yahweh.