Proverbs 14:5
American Standard Version
5 A faithful witness will not lie;
But a false witness [a]uttereth lies.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:5 Hebrew breatheth out.
Proverbs 14:5
Lexham English Bible
5 A faithful witness does not lie,
but he who breathes out falsehood is a witness of deceit.
Proverbs 14:25
American Standard Version
25 A true witness delivereth souls;
But he that [a]uttereth lies causeth deceit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:25 Hebrew breatheth out.
Proverbs 14:25
Lexham English Bible
25 He who saves lives[a] is a witness of truth,
but he who utters lies is a betrayer.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:25 Or “souls,” or “inner selves”
Proverbs 19:5
American Standard Version
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished;
And he that [a]uttereth lies shall not escape.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:5 Hebrew breatheth out.
Proverbs 19:5
Lexham English Bible
5 A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes lies will not escape.
Proverbs 19:9
American Standard Version
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished;
And he that [a]uttereth lies shall perish.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:9 Hebrew breatheth out.
Proverbs 19:9
Lexham English Bible
9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes lies will perish.
Proverbs 19:22
American Standard Version
22 That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness;
And a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 19:22
Lexham English Bible
22 The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty,
and it is better to be poor than a liar.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:22 Literally “man of lying”
Proverbs 19:28
American Standard Version
28 A worthless witness mocketh at justice;
And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
Proverbs 19:28
Lexham English Bible
28 A worthless witness will mock justice,
and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.
Proverbs 21:28
American Standard Version
28 A false witness shall perish;
But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.
Proverbs 21:28
Lexham English Bible
28 A false witness will perish,
but a man who listens will testify with[a] success.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:28 Hebrew “to the”
Proverbs 25:18
American Standard Version
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor
Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 25:18
Lexham English Bible
18 Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow
is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
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