Proverbs 19 · Verse 5

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Proverbs 19:5, King James Version

Proverbs 19:5 in other translations

BSBA false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
WEBA false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
ASVA false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
YLTA false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.
DARBYA false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
BBEA false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.
WebsterA false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

What does Proverbs 19:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. Compare Pr 19:9, where perish explains not escape here (compare Psa 88:9, 10).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Those that tell lies in discourse, are in a fair way to be guilty of bearing false-witness.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 19:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עֵ֣ד'eda witness ofH5707
שְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimliesH8267
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.Kehhe will go unpunishedH5352
וְיָפִ֥יחַve.ya.Fi.achand he may breathe outH6315
כְּ֝זָבִ֗יםke.za.VimliesH3577
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יִמָּלֵֽט\׃yi.ma.Lethe will escapeH4422

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
false.
9; 6:19; 21:28; Ex 23:1; De 19:16-21; Ps 120:3,4; Da 6:24
unpunished. Heb. held innocent.
De 5:11; 1Ki 2:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

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.

Read all of Proverbs 19

Proverbs 19:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El testigo falso no quedará sin castigo; y el que habla mentiras no escapará.
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.