Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and a breather of lies shall not escape.
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.
Bible in Basic English
A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.
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 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 many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor. 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and a breather of lies shall not escape. 6 Many will beg the favor of a ruler, and all are friends to a man who gives gifts.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:28
A false witness shall perish, but the man who hears speaks on and on.
Exodus 23:1
You shall not raise a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Proverbs 6:19
a false witness who speaks lies, and he who causes fighting among brothers.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and one speaking lies shall perish.
Deuteronomy 5:11
You shall not take the name of Jehovah your God in vain, for Jehovah will not acquit the one who takes His name in vain.
Deuteronomy 19:16-21
If a false witness rises up against any man to testify a falling away against him,
1 Kings 2:9
And now, do not hold him guiltless. For you are a wise man, and you know what you ought to do to him. But bring his gray head down to the grave with blood.
Psalm 120:3-4
What shall be given to you? Or what shall be done to you, O false tongue?
Daniel 6:24
And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they threw them into the lions' den; them, their sons, and their wives. And the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.