Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
A false witness shall perish, but the man who hears speaks on and on.
New American Standard Bible
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
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 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.
The Emphasized Bible
A false witness, shall perish, but, the man who hearkeneth, with abiding effect, shall speak.
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.
Themes
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful to God; how much more when he brings it with a wicked mind? 28 A false witness shall perish, but the man who hears speaks on and on. 29 A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright establishes his way.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and a breather of lies shall not escape.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and one speaking lies shall perish.
Exodus 23:1
You shall not raise a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Deuteronomy 19:16-19
If a false witness rises up against any man to testify a falling away against him,
Proverbs 6:19
a false witness who speaks lies, and he who causes fighting among brothers.
Proverbs 12:19
The lips of truth shall be established forever, but only while I wink is a lying tongue.
Proverbs 25:18
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Acts 12:15
And they said to her, You are mad. But she kept on saying that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.
2 Corinthians 1:17-20
Then purposing this, did I indeed use lightness? Or the things that I purpose, do I purpose them according to the flesh, so that with me there should be yes, yes, and no, no?
2 Corinthians 4:13
For we, having the same spirit of faith (according as it is written, "I believed, and therefore I have spoken"); we also believed and therefore speak,
Titus 3:8
Faithful is the Word, and as to these things, I desire that you strongly affirm that those believing God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.