Lying is a damning, destroying sin.
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Proverbs 19:9
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:1-29Proverbs 19:1-29 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:8-17Proverbs 19:8-17 · The Pulpit CommentaryMaxims of intelligence I. THE WORTH OF INTELLIGENCE. 1. It is self-conservative (Proverbs 19:8). We all love our own soul or life in any healthy state of body and mind. We all want to live as long as possible. It is nat…Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:9Proverbs 19:9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, 1. A repetition of what was said before (Proverbs 18:5), for we have need to be again and again warned of the danger of the sin of lying and false-witness-bearing, since nothing is of more fatal consequence. 2.…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:9Proverbs 19:9 · The Pulpit CommentaryA repetition of Proverbs 19:5, except that shall perish is substituted for "shall not escape." Septuagint, "And whosoever shall kindle mischief shall perish by it." The Greek translators have rendered the special refere…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:1-29EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:8-17Maxims of intelligence I. THE WORTH OF INTELLIGENCE. 1. It is self-conservative (Proverbs 19:8). We all love our own soul or life in any healthy state of body and mind. We all want to live as long as possible. It is nat…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 19:9Here is, 1. A repetition of what was said before (Proverbs 18:5), for we have need to be again and again warned of the danger of the sin of lying and false-witness-bearing, since nothing is of more fatal consequence. 2.…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:9A repetition of Proverbs 19:5, except that shall perish is substituted for "shall not escape." Septuagint, "And whosoever shall kindle mischief shall perish by it." The Greek translators have rendered the special refere…Joseph S. Exell and contributors