Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall perish.
New American Standard Bible
And he who
King James Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Holman Bible
and one who utters lies perishes.
International Standard Version
A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will perish.
American Standard Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Amplified
A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes lies will perish.
Bible in Basic English
A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.
Darby Translation
A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Julia Smith Translation
A witness of falsehoods shall not be unpunished, and he breathing out lies shall perish.
King James 2000
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will perish.
Modern King James verseion
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and one speaking lies shall perish.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A false witness shall not remain unpunished; and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
NET Bible
A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish.
New Heart English Bible
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
The Emphasized Bible
A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.
Webster
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
World English Bible
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
Youngs Literal Translation
A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 19:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good. 9 A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall perish. 10 Luxurious living is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over rulers.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:5
A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall not escape.
Isaiah 9:15-17
The elder and the honorable man, he is the head. And the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
Jeremiah 23:25-32
I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
Jeremiah 28:15-17
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah. LORD has not sent thee, but thou make this people to trust in a lie.
Jeremiah 29:31-32
Send to all those of the captivity, saying, Thus says LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I did not send him, and he has caused you to trust in a lie,
Ezekiel 13:22
Because with lies ye have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad, and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive.
2 Thessalonians 2:8-10
And then the lawless will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the spirit of his mouth, and will neutralize at the appearance of his coming.
1 Timothy 4:1-2
But the Spirit says expressly that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,
2 Peter 2:1-3
But FALSE prophets also developed among the people, as FALSE teachers will also be among you, who will sneak in pernicious denominations, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
Revelation 19:20
And the beast was taken, and the FALSE prophet with it who did the signs in its sight by which he led astray those who received the mark of the beast and those who worship its image. The two were thrown alive into the lake of fire
Revelation 21:8
But for the cowards, and unbelieving, and sinful, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
Revelation 22:15
Outside are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every man who loves and makes a lie.