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Proverbs 19:5-9

Proverbs 19:5, 9

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Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Proverbs 19:5 and 19:9, emphasizing the certainty of punishment for false witnesses and liars. He highlights that God's judgment is inescapable, even if human authorities are evaded. Martin applies this truth directly to parenting, urging parents to rear their children with a keen conscience, using both encouragement and 'sanctified, holy threats' to impress upon them the destructive consequences of lying and bearing false witness.

Primary Texts

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Proverbs 19:5-9 These two verses are the sole focus of the sermon, with Martin expounding their meaning and applying their implications for parenting and the fear of God.

Outline 4 sections · 3 min

  1. The Certainty of Punishment for False Witnesses and Liars 0:00
  2. Admonishing Children with Holy Threats 0:34
  3. Inescapable Divine Judgment for Lying 1:22
  4. The Frightening Consequence: Perishing 2:01

Key Quotes

“A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that utters or breathes out lies shall not escape.”
“He is saying that if you take the place of a false witness, whether in a formal position, where you are called upon to bear witness of the sin of another in a legal court structure, or whether talking to a friend, supposedly bearing witness to truth, what you've known and heard, it's not hearsay, but you are in the role of a false witness, mark it, son, mark it, my dear daughter, you will not be unpunished.”
“If mommy and daddy find out about it, you're going to be punished by us. If we never find out about it, you'll be punished by God, who hates liars.”
“Are you rearing your children with a conscience that is becoming honed to a razor sharp edge with the consciousness that to be a false witness is to invite the sure, the inevitable, judgment of Almighty God.”
“And you must rear your children not only by appropriate encouragement and positive incitement to the good, but by sanctified, holy threats”

Applications

All listeners

  • Threaten your children with consequences for lying.
  • Warn your children that if they bear false witness, they will not be unpunished, whether in formal or informal settings.
  • Teach your children that if parents don't find out about their lies, God will punish them because He hates liars.
  • Impress upon your children that they cannot escape God's accounting for their lies and false witness.
  • Rear your children with a conscience honed to a razor-sharp edge, understanding that false witness invites the sure judgment of Almighty God.
  • Rear your children not only by encouragement but also by sanctified, holy threats, teaching them that the way of evil is the way of destruction.

A full transcript is available on the tab. 7 paragraphs, roughly 3 minutes.

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