Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will not escape.
New American Standard Bible
And he who
King James Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Holman Bible
and one who utters lies will not escape.
A Conservative Version
A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall not escape.
American Standard Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
Amplified
A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes out lies will not escape.
Bible in Basic English
A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.
Darby Translation
A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
Julia Smith Translation
A witness of falsehoods shall not be unpunished, and he breathing out lies shall not escape.
King James 2000
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall not escape.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will not escape.
Modern King James verseion
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and a breather of lies shall not escape.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A false witness shall not remain unpunished; and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
NET Bible
A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment.
New Heart English Bible
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
The Emphasized Bible
A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall not escape.
Webster
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
World English Bible
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
Youngs Literal Translation
A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.
Interlinear
Naqah
Puwach
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 19:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
4 Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend. 5 A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will not escape. 6 Many curry favor of an official; everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:28
A false witness will perish, but whoever listens will testify successfully.
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 6:19
a false witness snorting lies, and someone sowing quarrels between brothers.
Proverbs 19:9
A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will perish.
Deuteronomy 5:11
""You are not to misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will not leave unpunished the one who misuses his name.
Deuteronomy 19:16-21
When a malicious witness takes the stand against a man and accuses him,
1 Kings 2:9
But don't let him off unpunished, since you're a wise man and you'll know what you need to do to him. Find a way that he dies in his old age by shedding his blood."
Psalm 120:3-4
What will be given to you, and what will be done to you, you treacherous tongue?
Daniel 6:24
Then the king gave orders to bring those men who had tried to have Daniel devoured, and they threw them, their children, and their wives into the lions' pit. They had not reached the floor of the pit before the lions had overtaken them and crushed all their bones.