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“A false witness shall not be unpunished” Part 2

(Pro 19:11-20)

[Study Aired September 25, 2025]

Pro 19:11  The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Pro 19:12  The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Pro 19:13  A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Pro 19:14  House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Pro 19:15  Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Pro 19:16  He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
Pro 19:17  He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Pro 19:18  Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Pro 19:19  A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
Pro 19:20  Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

The false witness within each of us is being burnt out by God’s grace and the faith of Christ, little and by little (Eph 2:8, Deu 7:22) as we mature into living by these verses (Mat 5:37, Luk 21:19), that can only be accomplished by His power, Zec 4:6).

Eph 2:8  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 2:9  Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Deu 7:22  And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

Mat 5:37  But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Luk 21:19  In your patience possess ye your souls.

Zec 4:6  Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

If God will grant us the patience and faith we need, then the following verses that speak about God’s vengeance (Luk 21:22) against our old man of sin will be accomplished in this life to His glory:

Luk 21:20  And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. [within us 2Th 2:2-8, Mat 24:15, Dan 9:27, Dan 11:31]
Luk 21:21  Then let them which are in Judaea (come out from being under the law by being a spiritual Jew Rom 2:28-29) flee to the mountains; [standing in the holy place (Mat 24:15) is fleeing to the mountain, fleeing to Christ and His Christ (Heb 10:25)] and let them which are in the midst of it depart out;[Rev 18:4] and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. [our new country in earnest is Jerusalem above and we’re being told to not enter back into the law symbolized by Judea Heb 11:14-15]
Luk 21:22  For these be the days of vengeance, [vengeance is God’s against our man of sin. God will come and save us through judgement Isa 35:4] that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

God can make a way for us to apply these verses (Mat 5:37, Luk 21:19) in our day to day sojourn making a way for our yes to be yes and our no to be no, as we learn to bring every thought into subjection to Christ becoming a true witness of God.

Pro 19:11  The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

The discretion that God gives us is formed through the fiery trials that we’re put through in this life that makes it possible for us to rule over sin in our members (1Pe 4:1-2, 2Ti 2:12, Php 1:28-29), deferring our anger, overcoming evil with good (Rom 12:21). This is when our yes will be yes, and it takes these trials for us to be able to possess our souls patiently as well.

1Pe 4:1  Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
1Pe 4:2  That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.  (let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay)

With such a spirit of being slow to wrath, we can “pass over a transgression”, overlooking the wrong doing of others in this world to the glory of God, and being pitiful and forgiving to each other “even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you” (Eph 4:32). Christ is our example who forgave humanity of their transgressions (Luk 23:24), and suffered for the world so that in due time the world could all be redeemed by the stripes of Christ and his body (1Pe 4:17, Isa 53:5, 1Jn 4:17, Lev 16:21-22, Lev 19:9-10).

Eph 4:32  And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Isa 53:5  But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

1Jn 4:17  Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment:(1Pe 4:17) because as he is, so are we in this world.

[being bruised, and growing in boldness through the trials given (Act 16:23-25), are the tokens of our salvation in this life that bear witness that we are His workmanship]

Pro 19:12  The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

The prerequisite for us being able to be given the heathen as our inheritance, is described in (Psa 2:8-12), which remind us that God is no respecter of persons and we are called to rule over the heathen within us in this age first, being faithful to the end, Lord willing, so that we don’t have to experience the king’s wrath as the roaring of a lion to our destruction, but rather in measure “as dew upon the grass”, the dew representing the word of God that judges us as the grass that is positively preserved as a result of the word of God, the dew that rests upon us (Deu 32:2, Mic 5:7, Dan 4:33).

Psa 2:8  Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Psa 2:9  Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
Psa 2:10  Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
Psa 2:11  Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Psa 2:12  Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little [The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion]. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him [but his favour is as dew upon the grass].

Deu 32:2  My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

Mic 5:7  And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

Dan 4:33  The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws. [the elect are represented as that dew that will in due time be upon the kingdoms of this world (Rev 11:15)]

Pro 19:13  A foolish son is the calamity^H1942 of his father: and the contentions^H4079 of a wife are a continual dropping.

Psa 57:1  To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities^H1942 be overpast.
Psa 57:2  I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. (Heb 5:7, Eph 5:30)

H1942 calamity havvâh hav-vaw’
From H1933 (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon; by implication of falling); desire; also ruin: – calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.

These verses above in Psalms (Psa 57:1-2) remind us that we all start off with these calamities within us that must be overcome by God’s mercy being extended to us as His children. It is each of us who are represented by “the contentions^H4079 of a wife are a continual dropping”. But like the calamity mentioned above, this is also burnt out of us if we are God’s elect going from being in a “wide house” which represents Babylon, the broad path that leads to destruction (Mat 7:13-14), unto the narrow, or strait way which is obtained by losing our lives with a spirit of contentment found with the cornerstone Jesus Christ who is our sufficiency in this life. This ‘Godliness with contentment’ spirit is all being represented by dwelling in the corner of the housetop, the top representing being raised in heavenly places where there is peace that passes all understanding (Eph 2:6, Php 4:7), “better to dwell in a corner of the housetop” (Pro 21:9).

Mat 7:13  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Mat 7:14  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

H4079 contentions midyân mid-yawn’
A variation for H4066: – brawling, contention (-ous).

Pro 21:9  It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Pro 19:14  House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Christ is our Olam father and we are his inheritance (Eph 1:11-14). A prudent wife represents the church, and her prudent spirit is “from the LORD”(1Co 1:29-31).

Eph 1:11  In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Eph 1:12  That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
Eph 1:13  In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Eph 1:14  Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

1Co 1:29  That no flesh should glory in his presence.
1Co 1:30  But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
1Co 1:31  That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

Pro 19:15  Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

This proverb is a reminder to stir up God’s spirit within and don’t neglect so great a salvation (Heb 2:3).

Heb 2:3  How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

The end result of not being diligent is to be put into “a deep sleep”, meaning a deep spiritual sleep. We live for Christ, therefore our death, our positive version of a deep sleep is gain (Rev 11:8, Rom 6:11, Php 1:21, Mat 9:24), unlike the world without who are not at this time able to partake of the altar that quickens us (Heb 13:10).

Rev 11:8  And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

Rom 6:11  Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Php 1:21  For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Mat 9:24  He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

Heb 13:10  We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.

Pro 19:16  He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

We despise God’s ways at first by going in the way that seems right unto us that leads to death (“he that despiseth his ways shall die”).

And it is only by the grace and the faith of Christ (Eph 2:8) that we can keep our own souls by keeping the commandments of God (Mat 19:17, Joh 14:6, Joh 6:44).

Mat 19:17  And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Joh 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Joh 6:44  No man can come to me [unto life Joh 17:3], except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Pro 19:17  He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

We are to do good unto all men, but especially unto the household of faith, those who are the poor in spirit (Gal 6:10). We are called to “continue[d] stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayers” (Act 2:42), walking in the light where we are cleansed from all sin (1Jn 1:7). But we also know that the LORD loves all of his creation, and he has another fold that he loves and wants us to know are precious to him as well (Joh 10:16). When we salute not just our own (Mat 5:47), and love everyone even as Christ loved us while we were yet sinners (Rom 5:8), then we are truly lending unto the LORD and laying up treasure in heaven for giving to those who can’t spiritually pay us back today (Mat 25:27).

Mat 5:47  And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

Mat 25:27  Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

The relationship that we have with the unconverted and those who we meet every day is really like an investment in God’s eyes, treasure laid up in heaven, with ‘interest’ that will be garnished as a result of God giving us the ability to see the need to be at peace with all men, and do good unto all men, making friends with the mammon of this world (Luk 16:8-9).

Luk 16:8  And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
Luk 16:9  And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.(1Pe 2:12)

Pro 19:18  Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Think of your son as a false doctrine, a little leaven trying to leaven the whole lump of your mind. God tells us that as our Father we are going to be received through chastening and scourging (Heb 12:6), and the by-product of that is that we will cease from sinning, gaining dominion over sin in our members, that son who we are not to allow ‘our soul to spare for his crying’. On the other hand, the positive use of ‘right knowledge’ or ‘wisdom’ crying like a son, is found in these verses, (Heb 5:7, Pro 1:20-23).

Heb 5:7  Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; (Luk 12:5)

Pro 1:20  Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
Pro 1:21  She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
Pro 1:22  How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Pro 1:23  Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Pro 19:19  A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

It is the man of sin who is “A man of great wrath” whose great wrath represents our carnal nature that can only be conquered by Christ whose positive wrath abides on us for that very purpose (Rom 1:18).

Rom 1:18  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

We are being told in this proverb that we are delivered in stages, “thou must do it again” [stumbling unto Christ in Babylon, and then being crushed under the stone (Mat 21:44)], a second time which is a witness of the truth that it is the son of God [the true witness] who is setting us free by God’s power in our life (Joh 8:36, Zec 4:6). A just man falls seven times but does get up at the end of the exercise (Pro 24:16).

Mat 21:44  And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Joh 8:36  If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Pro 24:16  For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Zec 4:6  Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

Pro 19:20  Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Some of the best counsel and instruction we can ever receive in this life is found in the opening verses that I mentioned, in (Mat 5:37, Luk 21:19), and if God will grant that we “receive instruction” and be persuaded of those whom he has given to us to bring that instruction, then “thou mayest be wise in thy latter end” (2Ti 3:14-17, Heb 13:17, Heb 6:7-10). We are a many membered body whose safety is found in the multitude of counsellors and by every joint that supplies in love through Christ the chief cornerstone who supports us all.

2Ti 3:14  But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
2Ti 3:15  And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
2Ti 3:16  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2Ti 3:17  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Heb 13:17 Be persuaded by your leaders, and be deferring to them, for they are vigilant for the sake of your souls, as having to render an account, that they may be doing this with joy, and not with groaning, for this is disadvantageous for you.”[CLV]

Heb 6:7  For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
Heb 6:8  But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
Heb 6:9  But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
Heb 6:10  For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Mat 5:37  But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Luk 21:19  In your patience possess ye your souls.