Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.
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.
International Standard Version
A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods 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.
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 makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend. 5 A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free. 6 Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:28
A false witness will be cut off, ...
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 6:19
A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.
Deuteronomy 5:11
You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged as a sinner by the Lord.
Deuteronomy 19:16-21
If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong,
1 Kings 2:9
But do not let him be free from punishment, for you are a wise man; and it will be clear to you what you have to do with him; see that his white head goes down to the underworld in blood.
Daniel 6:24
And at the king's order, they took those men who had said evil against Daniel, and put them in the lions' hole, with their wives and their children; and they had not got to the floor of the hole before the lions overcame them and all their bones were broken.