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

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and whoever pours out lies will perish.(A)

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

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22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
    better to be poor than a liar.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame

22 What is desirable in a man is his fidelity;
better to be a poor man than a liar.(A)

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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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28 A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.(A)

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