Proverbs 19:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.”
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“A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.”
King James Version · Public Domain“A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 19:5 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 20:16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- Exodus 23:1“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
- Deuteronomy 5:11You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
- Deuteronomy 19:16If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,
- Deuteronomy 19:19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.
- 1 Kings 2:9Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
- Psalms 120:3What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
- Proverbs 6:19a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
- Proverbs 14:25A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
- Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
- Proverbs 21:28A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
- Daniel 6:24At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
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