Six ways to encounter God here
A passage is not only to be understood; it is to be lived with. Choose how you want to meet God in Proverbs 6:19, and Living Bread opens it right there.
Read itSit with the words themselves in The Word.Study itContext, cross-references, and questions in Bible Study.Be still in itLet it quiet you in the Sanctuary.Pray itTurn it into a prayer of your own.Hide it in your heartMemorize it, word by word.Encounter it togetherGather a few people to walk through it.
The web of Scripture around it
Where this passage echoes across the Bible, from the cross-reference graph, 12 connected Scriptures. Each one is a door to meet God there too.
- Proverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
- Proverbs 6:14
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
- James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
- Psalms 27:12
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
- Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
- Proverbs 25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
- James 3:14
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
- Deuteronomy 19:16
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
- Proverbs 22:10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
- Acts 6:13
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
- Proverbs 26:20
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
- Proverbs 12:17
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
More to meet God in Proverbs
How it points to Christ
Every Scripture ultimately leads to Jesus. See how the whole Bible points to Him in Christ in all Scripture, then meet Him for yourself.