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The warning from verse 5 is repeated for emphasis in Proverbs 19:9: A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who tells lies will perish (v. 9). Repetition in Proverbs signals that this is no minor issue.
Again, the false witness is someone who uses speech to attack justice and distort truth. Lies are not treated as harmless shortcuts. They are violations of reality, and therefore violations of God’s order.
This time the end is stated even more starkly: he who tells lies will perish. Falsehood does not merely create temporary trouble; it leads along a path of destruction. When a life is built around lying, it becomes increasingly detached from the reality it needs in order to stand.
Used with permission from TheBibleSays.com.
You can access the original article here:Proverbs 19:9 Meaning
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