Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will perish.

A Conservative Version

A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall 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.

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

8 The one who acquires good sense loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.
10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool
how much less for a slave to rule over princes!

Cross References

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies will not escape.

Isaiah 9:15-17

The head is the elder, the honored one;
the tail is the prophet, the lying teacher.

Jeremiah 23:25-32

“I have heard what the prophets who prophesy a lie in My name have said, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’

Jeremiah 28:15-17

The prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you, but you have led these people to trust in a lie.

Jeremiah 29:31-32

“Send a message to all the exiles, saying: This is what the Lord says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah prophesied to you, though I did not send him, and made you trust a lie,

Ezekiel 13:22

Because you have disheartened the righteous person with lies, even though I have not caused him grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked person not to turn from his evil way to save his life,

2 Thessalonians 2:8-10

and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of His mouth and will bring him to nothing with the brightness of His coming.

1 Timothy 4:1-2

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

2 Peter 2:1-3

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.

Revelation 19:20

But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet, who had performed the signs in his presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image with these signs. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Revelation 21:8

But the cowards, unbelievers, vile, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Revelation 22:15

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

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