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A false witness shall not be unpunished.
    He who pours out lies shall not go free.

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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 shall not be unpunished.
    He who utters lies shall perish.

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

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22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.
    A poor man is better 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 corrupt witness mocks justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

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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