Proverbs 14:5
World English Bible
5 A truthful witness will not lie,
but a false witness pours out lies.
Proverbs 14:5
Common English Bible
5 A truthful witness doesn’t lie,
but a false witness spews lies.
Proverbs 14:25
World English Bible
25 A truthful witness saves souls,
but a false witness is deceitful.
Proverbs 14:25
Common English Bible
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
but a deceiver proclaims lies.
Proverbs 19:5
World English Bible
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished.
He who pours out lies shall not go free.
Proverbs 19:5
Common English Bible
5 A false witness won’t go unpunished,
and a liar won’t escape.
Proverbs 19:9
World English Bible
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished.
He who utters lies shall perish.
Proverbs 19:9
Common English Bible
9 False witnesses won’t go unpunished,
and liars will perish.
Proverbs 19:22
World English Bible
22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.
A poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 19:22
Common English Bible
22 People long for trustworthiness;
it is better to be poor than a liar.
Proverbs 19:28
World English Bible
28 A corrupt witness mocks justice,
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
Proverbs 19:28
Common English Bible
28 A worthless witness mocks justice;
the wicked mouth gulps down trouble.
Proverbs 21:28
World English Bible
28 A false witness will perish.
A man who listens speaks to eternity.
Proverbs 21:28
Common English Bible
28 A lying witness will perish,
but one who listens will testify successfully.
Proverbs 25:18
World English Bible
18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 25:18
Common English Bible
18 People who testify falsely against their neighbors
are like a club, sword, and sharpened arrow.
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