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

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A false witness will not go unpunished.
He breathes lies and will not escape.

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and the liar will perish.

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A false witness will not go unpunished.
He breathes lies, and he 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 A desirable trait in a person is loyalty.[a]
It is better to be poor than a liar.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or what a person desires is loyalty. The word translated loyalty often refers to mercy.

28 A worthless witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.(A)

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28 A malicious witness mocks justice,
and the mouth of the wicked swallows evil.

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