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An honest witness does not lie;
    a false witness breathes lies.

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A truthful witness never lies; a false witness always lies.

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

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is a traitor.

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25 A witness who tells the truth saves good men from being sentenced to death, but a false witness is a traitor.

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

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
    nor will a liar escape.

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Punish false witnesses. Track down liars.

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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 a liar will be destroyed.

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A false witness shall be punished, and a liar shall be caught.

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

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22 Loyalty makes a person attractive.
    It is better to be poor than dishonest.

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22 Kindness makes a man attractive. And it is better to be poor than dishonest.

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

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Footnotes

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

28 A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice;
    the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

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28 A worthless witness cares nothing for truth—he enjoys his sinning too much.

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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 be cut off,
    but a credible witness will be allowed to speak.

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28 No one believes a liar, but everyone respects the words of an honest man.

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

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18 Telling lies about others
    is as harmful as hitting them with an ax,
wounding them with a sword,
    or shooting them with a sharp arrow.

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18 Telling lies about someone is as harmful as hitting him with an ax, or wounding him with a sword, or shooting him with 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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