Proverbs 12:19

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. THE LIP OF TRUTH SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOREVER. He whose lips speak truth shall be established forever in the favour of God and of man. BUT A LYING TONGUE IS BUT FOR A MOMENT - literally, 'is while I give a wink:' note, . Liars need to have good memories. A lying tongue soon betrays itself. 'No lie reaches old age,' says Sophocles. A lie is soon or late discovered, and truth emerges....

Verse Proverbs 12:19. _A LYING TONGUE_ IS _BUT FOR A MOMENT._] _Truth_ stands for ever; because its _foundation_ is indestructible: but _falsehood_ may soon be detected; and, though it gain credit for a while, it had that credit because it was supposed to be _truth_....

EXPOSITION PROVERBS 12:1 INSTRUCTION; correction, discipline, which shows a man his faults, gives him a lowly opinion of himself, and opens his mind to receive _knowledge, _especially the knowledge of himself and of all moral obligations. IS BRUTISH; is as insensible to higher aspirations, to regret for the past or hope of amendment, as a brute beast (comp. Proverbs 30:2). On this point St. Augustine is quoted: "Quicumque corripi non vis, ex eo sane corripiendus es quia corripi non vis. Non vis enim tua tibi vitia demonstrari; non vis ut feriantur, fiatque tibi utilis dolor, quo medicum quaeras; non vis tibi tu ipse ostendi, ut cum deformem te vides, reformaturum desideres, eique supplices ne in illa remaneas foeditate

THE LIP OF TRUTH SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR EVER,.... The man that speaks truth is and will be established in his credit and reputation among men; he is uniform and all of a piece, and what he says is believed; truth, though it may be opposed, will prevail against lies and falsehood; the word of truth, the Gospel of Christ, will stand for ever; the ministers of truth and righteousness will be continued to the end of the world; Christ, who is truth itself, abides the same to day, yesterday, and for ever; BUT A LYING TONGUE [IS] BUT FOR A MOMENT; if a liar speaks truth for once, he does not continue in it long, but quickly returns to his former course; or rather the lie he tells is very short lived, it is soon discovered, and he comes into contempt and disgrace, and loses all his credit and reputation among men of honour and honesty, and is sometimes suddenly snatched away by death, as Anan...

CHAPTER 12 THE CONTRAST IN RELATION TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS In these proverbs we have the righteous mentioned, his thoughts, his words, his domestic relationship, his attitude toward animal creation Proverbs 12:10); his diligence; all is contrasted with the wicked in these beautiful antithetic expressions of wisdom. The thoughts of the righteous are right Proverbs 12:5), because his heart is right; his words bring deliverance Proverbs 12:6); in speaking truth he showeth forth righteousness Proverbs 12:17); his tongue is health Proverbs 12:1

PROVERBS 12. Here we have a number of proverbs handling the favourite subject of retribution (Proverbs 12:2 f., Proverbs 12:7; Proverbs 12:14; Proverbs 12:21; Proverbs 12:28). Several deal with speech (Proverbs 12:6; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 12:16;...

LIP. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for what is spoken. Illustration: Caleb and Joshua (Numbers 14:30; Numbers 14:38). BUT FOR. MOMENT. Illustrations: Ahab (1Ki 22:30, 1 Kings 22:37. Hananiah (Jeremiah 28:2; Jeremiah 28:11. Compare verses: Proverbs 12:15); Gehazi (2Ki 5:22, 2 Kings 5:25;...

_but for a moment_ Lit. _while I wink_. Comp. Jeremiah 49:19, where the word is rendered, _suddenly_....

THE LIP OF TRUTH SHALL BE ESTABLISHED— The LXX read, _True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness hath an unrighteous tongue._ Houbigant renders it, _Perpetuity is in the lip of truth; the tongue of falsehood is for a point of time._...

TEXT Proverbs 12:10-19 10. A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. 11. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding. 12. The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. 13. In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble. 14. A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. 15. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel. 16. A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame. 17. He that