Proverbs 21:28
King James Version (KJV)
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.
World English Bible (WEB)
A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.
Proverbs 21:28 Cross References
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
