Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

A false witness, shall perish, but, the man who hearkeneth, with abiding effect, shall speak.

New American Standard Bible

A false witness will perish,
But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.

King James Version

A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

Holman Bible

A lying witness will perish,
but the one who listens will speak successfully.

International Standard Version

A false witness will perish, but whoever listens will testify successfully.

A Conservative Version

A FALSE witness shall perish, but the man who hears shall speak so as to endure.

American Standard Version

A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

Amplified


A false witness will perish,
But a man who listens to the truth will speak forever and go unchallenged.

Bible in Basic English

A false witness will be cut off, ...

Darby Translation

A lying witness shall perish; and a man that heareth shall speak constantly.

Julia Smith Translation

A witness of lies shall perish: and a man hearing, shall speak clearly.

King James 2000

A false witness shall perish: but the man that hears speaks constantly.

Lexham Expanded Bible

A false witness will perish, but a man who listens will testify with success.

Modern King James verseion

A false witness shall perish, but the man who hears speaks on and on.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A false witness shall perish; but he that will be content to hear, shall always have power to speak himself.

NET Bible

A lying witness will perish, but the one who reports accurately speaks forever.

New Heart English Bible

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

Webster

A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

A false witness doth perish, And an attentive man for ever speaketh.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
A false
כּזב 
Kazab 
Usage: 30

עד 
`ed 
Usage: 69

but the man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

27 The sacrifice of the lawless, is an abomination, how much more, when, with wickedness, he bringeth it in! 28 A false witness, shall perish, but, the man who hearkeneth, with abiding effect, shall speak. 29 A lawless man emboldeneth his face, but, as for the upright, he, directeth his ways.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall not escape.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.

Exodus 23:1

Thou shalt not utter a false report. Do not lay thy hand with a lawless man, to become a witness helping forward violence and wrong.

Deuteronomy 19:16-19

When there shall rise up a wrongful witness against a man, - to answer against him perversely,

Proverbs 6:19

One that uttereth lies - a false witness, and one sending forth strifes between brethren.

Proverbs 12:19

A lip that is faithful, shall be firm to futurity, but, only for a twinkling, is the tongue that is false.

Proverbs 25:18

A hammer and a sword, and a sharpened arrow, is a man becoming a false witness against his neighbour.

Acts 12:15

She, however, kept on strongly declaring that, so, it was. But, they, were saying - It is his, messenger.

2 Corinthians 1:17-20

This, then, being my purpose, perhaps, after all, with lightness, I dealt with the matter ? or, the things that I purpose, according to the flesh, I purpose, - that, with me, should be the Yea, yea, and the Nay, nay?

2 Corinthians 4:13

Howbeit, seeing that we have the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written - I believed, therefore I spake, we, also believe, therefore also we speak:

Titus 3:8

Faithful, the saying! And, concerning these things, I am minded that thou be strongly affirming, in order that they who have believed God may be careful to be forward, in noble works. These things, are honourable, and profitable unto men;

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