Bible verse
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
Proverbs 19:5 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 19.
1 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
2 Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
3 A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
6 Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
8 He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
KJV
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.
ASV
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
ERV
A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
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