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A false witness will not be unpunished,
    and he who speaks 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 be unpunished,
    and he who speaks 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 desire of a man is his kindness,
    and a poor man is better than a liar.

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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 An ungodly witness scorns judgment,
    and the mouth of the wicked devours 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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