Proverbs 19:28 (BSB)

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

From Proverbs 19. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 19:28

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 19:28: Here is a description of the worst of sinners, whose hearts are fully set in them to do evil. 1. They set that at defiance which would deter and detain them from sin: An ungodly witness is one that bears false witness against his neighbour, and will forswear himself to do another a mischief, in which there is not only great injustice, but great impiety...
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 19:28: An ungodly witness scorneth judgment,.... Or, "a witness of Belial" (z). A false witness is not awed by the place of judgment where he is; nor by the judge before whom he is; nor by the law, the rule of judgment, nor by the punishment of perjury; he scorns all these, and scoffs at them, and proceeds in bearing a false testimony: or he covers...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 19:28: ungodly witness--(Compare Margin), one false by bad principles (compare Pro 6:12). scorneth judgment--sets at naught the dictates of justice. devoureth--literally, "swalloweth," as something delightful.
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 19:28: An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. (k) Takes a pleasure and delight in it, as gluttons and drunkards in delicate meats and drinks.