Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
New American Standard Bible
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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.
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, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox. 5 A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit. 6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:19
A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.
Exodus 23:1
Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.
Proverbs 12:17
The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.
Exodus 20:16
Do not give false witness against your neighbour.
1 Kings 21:13
And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.
1 Kings 22:12-14
And all the prophets said the same thing, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and it will go well for you, for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.
Proverbs 13:5
The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.
Proverbs 14:25
A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.