Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

A witness of falsehood, breathing out lies, and sending strife between brethren.

New American Standard Bible

A false witness who utters lies,
And one who spreads strife among brothers.

King James Version

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Holman Bible

a lying witness who gives false testimony,
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.

International Standard Version

a false witness snorting lies, and someone sowing quarrels between brothers.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

Amplified


A false witness who breathes out lies [even half-truths],
And one who spreads discord (rumors) among brothers.

Bible in Basic English

A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

Darby Translation

a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.

King James 2000

A false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.

Lexham Expanded Bible

a false witness who breathes lies and sends out discord between brothers.

Modern King James verseion

a false witness who speaks lies, and he who causes fighting among brothers.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

a false witness that bringeth up lies, and such one as soweth discord among brethren.

NET Bible

a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

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

Webster

A false witness that speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

A false witness who doth breathe out lies -- And one sending forth contentions between brethren.

Interlinear

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

עד 
`ed 
Usage: 69

פּוּח 
Puwach 
Usage: 14

כּזב 
Kazab 
Usage: 30

and he that soweth
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

מדן 
M@dan 
Usage: 2

Context Readings

What Yahweh Hates

18 A heart fabricating purposes of iniquity; feet being quick to run to evil, 19 A witness of falsehood, breathing out lies, and sending strife between brethren. 20 My son, watch the commands of thy father, and thou shalt not reject the laws of thy mother:


Cross References

Psalm 27:12

Thou wilt not give me to the soul of him pressing me, for witnesses of falsehood rose up against me, and violence will blow.

Proverbs 6:14

Perverseness in his heart, fabricating evil in all time, he will send forth strifes.

Proverbs 12:17

He breathing out faithfulness will announce justice: and a witness of falsehoods, deceit

Proverbs 19:5

A witness of falsehoods shall not be unpunished, and he breathing out lies shall not escape.

Proverbs 19:9

A witness of falsehoods shall not be unpunished, and he breathing out lies shall perish.

Exodus 20:16

Thou shalt not testify against thy friend for falsehood.

Exodus 23:1

Thou shalt not take up a false report: thou shalt not put thy hand with the unjust one to be a witness of wrong.

Deuteronomy 19:16-20

If a witness of wrong shall rise up against a man to testify apostasy against him;

1 Kings 21:10-15

And set two men, sons of Belial, over against him, and they shall bear witness, saying, Thou didst praise God and the king. And they shall bring him forth and stone him, and he shall die.

Psalm 35:11

Witnesses of wrong will rise up; they will ask me what I knew not.

Proverbs 16:28

A man of perverseness shall send forth strife: and a tale-bearer separates friends.

Proverbs 22:10

Cast out him mocking, and strife shall go out, and contention shall cease and dishonor.

Proverbs 25:18

A mallet and a sword and an arrow sharpened, the man answering against his neighbor testimony of falsehood.

Proverbs 26:20

In the ceasing of wood, fire will go out: and in not being a tale-bearer, strife will subside.

Matthew 15:19

For from the heart come forth evil reflections, slaughters, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, defamations:

Matthew 26:59

And the chief priests, and the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put him to death;

Acts 6:13

And set false witnesses, saying, This man ceases not speaking defaming words against this holy place, and the law:

2 Timothy 2:23

And silly and ignorant questions refuse, knowing that they produce strifes.

James 3:14-16

And if ye have bitter envy and intrigue in your heart, boast not, and lie not against the truth.

James 3:18

And the fruit of justice is sown in peace by those making peace.

3 John 1:9-10

I wrote to the church: but Diotrephes, seeking the superiority over them, receives us not.

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