(A)A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall not escape.

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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 shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.

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

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22 That that is to be desired of a man, is his [a]goodness, and a poor man is better than a liar.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:22 That is, that he be honest: for the poor man that is honest, is to be esteemed above the rich which is not virtuous.

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 wicked witness mocketh at judgment, and the mouth of the wicked [a]swalloweth up iniquity.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:28 Taketh a pleasure and delight therein, as gluttons and drunkards in delicate meats and drinks.

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

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