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A faithful witness does not lie,
    but he who breathes out falsehood is a witness of deceit.

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A faithful witness will not lie;
But a false witness [a]uttereth lies.

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  1. Proverbs 14:5 Hebrew breatheth out.

An honest witness does not deceive,
    but a false witness pours out lies.(A)

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25 He who saves lives[a] is a witness of truth,
    but he who utters lies is a betrayer.

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  1. Proverbs 14:25 Or “souls,” or “inner selves”

25 A true witness delivereth souls;
But he that [a]uttereth lies causeth deceit.

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  1. Proverbs 14:25 Hebrew breatheth out.

25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is deceitful.(A)

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A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes lies will not escape.

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A false witness shall not be unpunished;
And he that [a]uttereth lies shall not escape.

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  1. Proverbs 19:5 Hebrew breatheth out.

A false witness(A) will not go unpunished,(B)
    and whoever pours out lies will not go free.(C)

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes lies will perish.

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A false witness shall not be unpunished;
And he that [a]uttereth lies shall perish.

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  1. Proverbs 19:9 Hebrew breatheth out.

A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and whoever pours out lies will perish.(A)

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22 The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty,
    and it is better to be poor than a liar.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 19:22 Literally “man of lying”

22 That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness;
And a poor man is better than a liar.

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22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
    better to be poor than a liar.

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  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame

28 A worthless witness will mock justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.

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28 A worthless witness mocketh at justice;
And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

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28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.(A)

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28 A false witness will perish,
    but a man who listens will testify with[a] success.

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  1. Proverbs 21:28 Hebrew “to the”

28 A false witness shall perish;
But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

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28 A false witness(A) will perish,(B)
    but a careful listener will testify successfully.

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18 Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow
    is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

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18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor
Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
    is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)

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