28A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.


In Context

25 The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

26 There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

28 A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.

29 A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.

Proverbs 21:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:28A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:28A false witness will perish, and whoever listens to him will be destroyed forever.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:28A lying witness shall perish: an obedient man shall speak of victory.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:28A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:28A lying witness shall perish; and a man that heareth shall speak constantly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:28A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth shall speak unchallenged.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:28A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:28A false witness doth perish, And an attentive man for ever speaketh.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:28A false witness shall perish: but the man that hears speaks constantly.