Parallel Verses

World English Bible

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

New American Standard Bible

A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who tells lies will not escape.

King James Version

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

Holman Bible

A false witness will not go unpunished,
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 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.

Youngs Literal Translation

A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
A false
שׁקר 
Sheqer 
Usage: 113

עד 
`ed 
Usage: 69

and he that speaketh
פּוּח 
Puwach 
Usage: 14

כּזב 
Kazab 
Usage: 30

References

Hastings

Context Readings

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

4 Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend. 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free. 6 Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

Cross References

Proverbs 21:28

A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.

Exodus 23:1

"You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

Proverbs 6:19

a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

Deuteronomy 5:11

"You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain: for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

Deuteronomy 19:16-21

If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

1 Kings 2:9

Now therefore don't hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood."

Psalm 120:3-4

What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, you deceitful tongue?

Daniel 6:24

The king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.

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