Proverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Proverbs 19:5 in other translations
| BSB | A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape. |
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| WEB | A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free. |
| ASV | A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape. |
| YLT | A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered. |
| DARBY | A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape. |
| BBE | A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free. |
| Webster | A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. |
What does Proverbs 19:5 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Proverbs 19:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 19:5
- Proverbs 21:28
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
- Proverbs 6:19
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
- Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
- Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
- Daniel 6:24
And the king commanded, and they brought those men which 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 or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
- Deuteronomy 19:16-21
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days; And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. …
- Deuteronomy 5:11
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
- Psalms 120:3-4
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
- 1 Kings 2:9
Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
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Context
- Proverbs 19:4
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
- Proverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
- Proverbs 19:6
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
Proverbs 19:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El testigo falso no quedará sin castigo; y el que habla mentiras no escapará. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Le faux témoin ne sera pas tenu pour innocent, et celui qui profère des mensonges n’échappera point. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ein falscher Zeuge wird nicht für schuldlos gehalten werden; und wer Lügen ausspricht, wird nicht entrinnen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Testis falsus non erit impunitus, et qui mendacia loquitur non effugiet. |