Proverbs 19:5

Proverbs chapter 19 · verse 5 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

Context

v.4Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.

v.5This passage

v.6Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

Cross references

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

  • Daniel 6:24

    And the king commanded, and they brought those men that had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.

  • Proverbs 19:9

    A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

  • Proverbs 21:28

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

  • Psalms 120:3

    What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?

  • 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.