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

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A (A)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies will not escape.

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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 he who speaks lies shall perish.

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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 desired in a man is [a]kindness,
And a poor man is better than a liar.

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  1. Proverbs 19:22 Lit. lovingkindness

28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.(A)

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28 A [a]disreputable witness scorns justice,
And (A)the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

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  1. Proverbs 19:28 Lit. witness of Belial, worthless witness