Proverbs 19:5

“A false witness shall not be unpunished, etc.] He that bears false witness against his neighbour in an open court of judicature; though be may not be detected by men, and so escape the punishment due to such offenders by the laws of God and men; yet God, who knows all hearts and actions, will not suffer him to go with impunity; if not punished in this world, he shall be in the world to come; for bearing false witness, or perjury, is a grievous offence to God; and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape; even he that useth himself to lying in private conversation shall not escape the reproach of men; for nothing is more scandalous than lying; nor the wrath of God, such shall have their…”

“Compare Pro 19:9, where perish explains not escape here (compare Psa 88:9-10).”

“19:5 God will make sure that liars are punished (see 12:17, 19; 14:5, 25; 19:9).”

“false: Pro 19:9, Pro 6:19, Pro 21:28; Exo 23:1; Deu 19:16-21; Psa 120:3, Psa 120:4; Dan 6:24 unpunished: Heb. held innocent, Deu 5:11; Kg1 2:9 Next: Proverbs Chapter 20”

“In Pro 19:5 and Pro 19:9 we have the introductory proverb of two groups, the former of which, in its close as well as its beginning, cannot be mistaken. 5 A lying witness remaineth not unpunished; And he who breathes out lies escapeth not. Regarding יפיח, vid., vol. i, p. 148: as here we read it of false witness at Pro 6:19; Pro 14:5, Pro 14:25. לא ינּקה occurs four times before, the last of which is at Pro 17:5. The lxx elsewhere translates יפיח כזבים by ἐκκαίειν ψευδῆ, to kindle lies; but here by ὁ δὲ ἐκαλῶν ἀδίκως, and at Pro 19:9 by ὃς δ ̓ ἂν ἐκκαύσῃ κακίαν, both times changing only because ψευδής goes before, and instead of ψευδῆ, the choice of a different rendering…”