False Witness

Athena Thursday

Proverbs 19:5-9

A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will not go free.

Many curry favor with a ruler,
and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.

The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
how much more do their friends avoid them!
Though they pursue them with pleading,
they are nowhere to be found. [a]

Those who get wisdom love their own lives;
those who cherish understanding will soon prosper.

A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will perish.