Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
A faithful witness does not lie, but he who breathes out falsehood is a witness of deceit.
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.
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 {When there are no} oxen the manger is empty, but an abundance of crops [comes] by the strength of an ox. 5 A faithful witness does not lie, but he who breathes out falsehood is a witness of deceit. 6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:19
a false witness who breathes lies and sends out discord between brothers.
Exodus 23:1
" 'You will not {spread} a false report. Do not lift your hand with [the] wicked to be a malicious witness.
Proverbs 12:17
He who will speak truth will reveal righteousness, but the witness of falsehood, deceit.
Proverbs 19:5
A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will not escape.
Exodus 20:16
"You shall not testify against your neighbor [with] a false witness.
1 Kings 21:13
Then the two men, {scoundrels}, came, sat opposite him, and the {scoundrels} witnessed against Naboth before the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king," so they brought him outside of the city and stoned him with stones, and he died.
1 Kings 22:12-14
All of the prophets [were] likewise prophesying, saying, "Go up [to] Ramoth-Gilead and triumph, and Yahweh will give it into the hand of the king."
Proverbs 13:5
The righteous hates a word of falsehood; the wicked will bring shame and {disgrace}.
Proverbs 14:25
He who saves lives [is] a witness of truth, but he who utters lies [is] a betrayer.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will perish.