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A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and a liar will not escape.(A)

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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 will not go unpunished,
    and the liar will perish.

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

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22 What is desirable in a person is loyalty,
    and it is better to be poor 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 worthless witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.(A)

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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