Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
A trustworthy witness does not deceive, but a false witness spews lies.
New American Standard Bible
But a
King James Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Holman Bible
but a dishonest witness utters lies.
A Conservative Version
A faithful witness will not lie, but a FALSE witness utters lies.
American Standard Version
A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.
Amplified
A faithful and trustworthy witness will not lie,
But a false witness speaks lies.
Bible in Basic English
A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
Darby Translation
A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.
Julia Smith Translation
A witness of faithfulnesses will not lie: and a witness of falsehood will breathe out lies.
King James 2000
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A faithful witness does not lie, but he who breathes out falsehood is a witness of deceit.
Modern King James verseion
A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will speak lies.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A faithful witness will not dissemble; but a false record will make a lie.
NET Bible
A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
New Heart English Bible
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
The Emphasized Bible
A faithful witness, will not deceive, but a false witness, uttereth deceitful things.
Webster
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
World English Bible
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
Youngs Literal Translation
A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 14:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
4 Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but profits come through the strength of the ox. 5 A trustworthy witness does not deceive, but a false witness spews lies. 6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but learning comes easily to someone who understands.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:19
a false witness snorting lies, and someone sowing quarrels between brothers.
Exodus 23:1
"You are not to spread a false report, nor are you to join forces with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
Proverbs 12:17
The truth teller speaks what is right, but the false witness speaks what is deceitful.
Proverbs 19:5
A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will not escape.
Exodus 20:16
"You are not to give false testimony against your neighbor.
1 Kings 21:13
Two wicked men came in, sat down in front of them, and testified against Naboth in public, "Naboth cursed God and the king!" So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
1 Kings 22:12-14
All the other prophets were saying similar things, like "Go up to Ramoth-gilead and you will be successful, because the LORD will hand it over to the king!"
Proverbs 13:5
A righteous person hates deceit, but the wicked person is shameful and disgraceful.
Proverbs 14:25
A truthful witness saves lives, but the person who lies is deceitful.
Proverbs 19:9
A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will perish.