Proverbs 14:5

Proverbs chapter 14 · verse 5 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

King James Version · 1611

A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

American Standard Version · 1901

A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

v.4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

v.5This passage

v.6A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 20:16
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Proverbs 6:19
A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.
1 Kings 21:13
And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
Proverbs 12:17
He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.