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19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
    than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.

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  1. Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”

19 Better a poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

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A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes lies will not escape.

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A false witness will not go unpunished,(A)
and one who utters lies will not escape.(B)

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes lies will perish.

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.(A)

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