28A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 21:28
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Justice, Righteousness, Pride, Diligence, and the Limits of Human Strength
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over kings and hearts, to justice over sacrifice, to diligence and dishonest gain, to household conflict and wicked desire, to mercy and justice, to speech, generosity, false witness, and finally to the LORD's supremacy over every human plan and battle.
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Verse 28
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A lyingכְּזָבִ֥יםH3577Noun - masculine pluralwitnessעֵד־H5707Noun - masculine singular constructwill perishיֹאבֵ֑דH6Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularbut the manוְאִ֥ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwho listens [to truth]שׁוֹמֵעַH8085Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwill speakיְדַבֵּֽר׃H1696Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularforeverלָנֶ֥צַחH5331Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular