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A truthful witness will not lie,
    but a false witness pours out lies.

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A trustworthy witness does not deceive,
    but a false witness spews lies.

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25 A truthful witness saves souls,
    but a false witness is deceitful.

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but the person who lies is deceitful.

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A false witness shall not be unpunished.
    He who pours out lies shall not go free.

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A witness to lies will not go unpunished;
    the teller of falsehoods will not escape.

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A false witness shall not be unpunished.
    He who utters lies shall perish.

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A witness to lies will not go unpunished;
    the teller of falsehoods will perish.

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22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.
    A poor man is better than a liar.

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22 Human beings long for grace,
    and it’s better to be poor than a man of deceit.

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28 A corrupt witness mocks justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

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28 A corrupt witness[a] mocks justice,
    and the wicked person feeds on iniquity.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:28 I.e. a worthless person

28 A false witness will perish.
    A man who listens speaks to eternity.

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28 A false witness will perish,
    but whoever listens will testify successfully.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:28 Lit. testify forever

18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor
    is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

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18 A club, a sword, and a sharp arrow—
    that’s what a man is who lies about his neighbor.

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