Bible verse

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.

Proverbs 19:5 · BSB

Proverbs 19:5 in context

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.

Read all of Proverbs 19

Proverbs 19:5 in other translations

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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