Proverbs 19:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 19:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 19:28 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. An...: Heb. A witness of Belial" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 19:28 — KJV
“An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. An...: Heb. A witness of Belial”
— Proverbs 19:28 (KJV)
Proverbs 19:28 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 19:28
“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. thought: Heb. word wicked: Heb. Belial”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:28: wicked, heb, belial
“One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:28: witness, mouth, iniquity
“And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. against: Heb. before go...: Heb. do”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:28: witness, mouth, heb
“Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. those: Heb. men”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:28: wicked, heb, belial
“Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. wicked...: Heb. children of iniquity”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:28: wicked, iniquity, heb
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