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

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

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

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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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22 The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty,
    and it is better to be poor than a liar.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:22 Literally “man of lying”

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 worthless witness will mock justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.

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