Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
A faithful witness will not lie, but a FALSE witness utters 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.
International Standard Version
A trustworthy witness does not deceive, but a false witness spews 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 no oxen are, the crib is clean, but by the strength of the ox is much increase. 5 A faithful witness will not lie, but a FALSE witness utters lies. 6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and [finds it] not, but knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:19
a FALSE witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
Exodus 23:1
Thou shall not take up a FALSE report. Do not put thy hand with the wicked man to be an unrighteous witness.
Proverbs 12:17
He who utters truth shows forth righteousness, but a FALSE witness, deceit.
Proverbs 19:5
A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall not escape.
Exodus 20:16
Thou shall not bear FALSE witness against thy neighbor.
1 Kings 21:13
And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him. And the base fellows bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth cursed God and the king. Then they carried him forth o
1 Kings 22:12-14
And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper, for LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.
Proverbs 13:5
A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame.
Proverbs 14:25
A TRUE witness delivers souls, but he who utters lies [causes] deceit.
Proverbs 19:9
A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall perish.