Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 19:28
Ungodly witness - literally, “Witness of Belial,” “worthless,” “untruthful.”
Devoureth iniquity - Seizes on it eagerly, as a dainty, lives on it.
Ungodly witness - literally, “Witness of Belial,” “worthless,” “untruthful.”
Devoureth iniquity - Seizes on it eagerly, as a dainty, lives on it.
CHAPTER 19:1-19 FURTHER PROVERBS ON PERSONAL INSTRUCTION One may be poor, but walking in integrity, he is far ahead of him who is perverse in his lips and is a fool. Then we find proverbs about frett...
III. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON CHAPTER 19:20-29 Beginning with the twentieth verse of chapter 19 the personal address begins again and we read repeatedly the phrase “My son” up to the twenty-fif...
PROVERBS 19. A shrewd turn of sarcasm in Proverbs 19:3 suggests the attitude of practical wisdom towards that questioning of the moral government of the world which we find in Job. PROVERBS 19:1. FOO...
AN UNGODLY WITNESS. Hebrew "A witness of Belial": i.e.. false witness. MOUTH. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for the witness given by it. THE WICKED. lawless ones. Hebrew. _ra...
_ungodly_ Rather, WORTHLESS. See Proverbs 6:12, note....
TEXT Proverbs 19:21-29 21. There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand. 22. That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is bet...
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. AN UNGODLY WITNESS (HEBREW, A WITNESS OF BELIAL) SCORNETH JUDGMENT - justice. He has no reverence for the sacr...
1. FOOL] read, 'rich' (Proverbs 28:6)....
DE VOURETH] i.e. gulps down greedily....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 19 V1 A man may be poor but he still remains honest. He is better than the fool, whose words are false....
The first line is like James 2:10. If a witness lies, then the judge might make the wrong decision. Because of this, the law will be unfair. A guilty man might go free. An innocent man might suffer pu...
AN UNGODLY (WORTHLESS) WITNESS SCORNETH JUDGMENT. — Despises the orders of the Law to avoid perjury (Exodus 20:16; Leviticus 5:1). (Comp. 1 Kings 8:31). THE MOUTH OF THE WICKED DEVOURETH INIQUITY. — A...
עֵ֣ד בְּ֭לִיַּעַל יָלִ֣יץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ פִ֥י...
CHAPTER 29 AN ASPECT OF ATONEMENT "He that hideth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy."- Proverbs 28:13 "Happy is the man that feareth...
CHAPTER 20 HUMAN FREEDOM "The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the Lord."- Proverbs 19:3 THERE is such a valuable expansion and commentary on this proverb in th...
Verse Proverbs 19:7. This is the only case in this first collection of proverbs in which we find three clauses. It is certainly most likely that the third clause is incomplete. Something has been lost...
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked (k) devoureth iniquity. (k) Takes a pleasure and delight in it, as gluttons and drunkards in delicate meats and drinks....
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. Slothfulness...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
AN UNGODLY WITNESS SCORNETH JUDGMENT,.... Or, "a witness of Belial" z. A false witness is not awed by the place of judgment where he is; nor by the judge before whom he is; nor by the law, the rule of...
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. Ver. 28. _An ungodly witness scorneth judgment._] As if he were out of the reach of God's rod. And because "judgm...
_An ungodly witness scorneth judgment_ Hath no reverence to the place of justice, nor to the presence of God there, nor to that sacred and solemn work, of executing judgment, but, in spite of all, giv...
V. 28. AN UNGODLY WITNESS, one who is worthless, vain, and wicked in the sight of God, SCORNETH JUDGMENT, scoffing at the righteous punishment which is threatened; AND THE MOUTH OF THE WICKED DEVOURET...
AN UNGODLY WITNESS: _ Heb._ a witness of Belial...
SCORNETH JUDGMENT; hath no reverence to the place of justice, nor to the presence of God there, nor to that sacred and solemn work of executing judgment, but in spite of all gives in a false testimony...
Proverbs 19:28 disreputable H1100 witness H5707 scorns H3887 (H8686) justice H4941 mouth H6310 wicked H7563 devours...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: If we keep God's Word, God's Word will keep us from all things that are really hurtful. Those who despise the ways of His W...
Proverbs 19:1. _Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,_ in simplicity and honesty of heart, than a fool whose tongue is perverse, and whose body is swoln with corpulency. The contrast of me...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 19:27. CEASE MY SON, &C. “That causeth” are not in the original and the instruction spoken of may therefore be evil or good. “Two conceptions are possible: 1. The instructio...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 19:1 BETTER IS THE POOR THAT WALKTH IN HIS INTEGRITY. The word for "poor" is, here and in Proverbs 19:7, Proverbs 19:22, _rash, _which signifie
Better is the poor that walks in his integrity [or in honesty], than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with...
1 Kings 21:10; 1 Kings 21:13; Acts 6:11; Hosea 4:8; Isaiah 28:14;...
Scorneth — Hath no reverence to the place of justice, nor to the presence of God there. Devoureth — Utters it with greediness and delight....