Parallel Verses
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.
International Standard Version
A trustworthy witness does not deceive, but a false witness spews 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
Without oxen, the storehouse is clean, but by the strength of the ox there is abundance of bread.
5
But a
Cross References
Proverbs 6:19
a false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.
Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not admit a false rumour; put not thine hand with the wicked to be a false witness.
Proverbs 12:17
He that speaks truth shows forth righteousness, but a false witness, deceit.
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall not escape.
Exodus 20:16
Thou shalt not give false testimony against thy neighbour.
1 Kings 21:13
Then the two men, sons of Belial, came in and sat before him; and those men of Belial witnessed against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones that he died.
1 Kings 22:12-14
And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead and be prospered, for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.
Proverbs 13:5
The righteous man hates lying: but the wicked man makes himself loathsome, and abominable.
Proverbs 14:25
The true witness delivers souls, but the deceitful one speaks lies.
Proverbs 19:9
The false witness shall not go unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish.