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

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14 Perversity is in his heart,
(A)He devises evil continually,
(B)He sows discord.

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18 (A)Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies shall perish.

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12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
For (A)false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.

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18 (A)A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no [a]talebearer, strife ceases.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:20 gossip or slanderer, lit. whisperer

10 (A)Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.

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14 But if you have (A)bitter envy and [a]self-seeking in your hearts, (B)do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 (C)This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For (D)where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.

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Footnotes

  1. James 3:14 selfish ambition

23 But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife.

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13 They also set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not cease to speak [a]blasphemous words against this holy place and the law;

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 6:13 NU omits blasphemous

28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (A)a whisperer separates the best of friends.

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