If truth be spoken, it will hold good; whoever may be disobliged, still it will keep its ground.
Bible Commentary
Proverbs 12:19
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:19
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · Matthew Henry · CC0 1.0 Universal
Recommended reading
More for Proverbs 12:19
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:1-28Proverbs 12:1-28 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:12-22Proverbs 12:12-22 · The Pulpit CommentaryVirtues and vices in civil life I. SOME VICES OF SOCIETY. 1. Envious greed. (Proverbs 12:12.) The wicked desires the "takings" of the evil. It is a general description of greedy strife and competition, one man trying to…Weighty SayingsProverbs 12:19 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleBe it observed, to the honour of truth, that sacred thing, 1. That, if truth be spoken, it will hold good, and, whoever may be disobliged by it and angry at it, yet it will keep its ground. Great is the truth and will p…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:19Proverbs 12:19 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe lip of truth shall be established forever. Truth is consistent, invincible, enduring; and the fact belongs not only to Divine truth (Psalms 117:2; Matthew 24:35), but to human, in its measure. Septuagint, "True lips…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:1-28EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:12-22Virtues and vices in civil life I. SOME VICES OF SOCIETY. 1. Envious greed. (Proverbs 12:12.) The wicked desires the "takings" of the evil. It is a general description of greedy strife and competition, one man trying to…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryWeighty SayingsBe it observed, to the honour of truth, that sacred thing, 1. That, if truth be spoken, it will hold good, and, whoever may be disobliged by it and angry at it, yet it will keep its ground. Great is the truth and will p…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:19The lip of truth shall be established forever. Truth is consistent, invincible, enduring; and the fact belongs not only to Divine truth (Psalms 117:2; Matthew 24:35), but to human, in its measure. Septuagint, "True lips…Joseph S. Exell and contributors