Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Proverbs 19:9 in other translations
| BSB | A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish. |
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| WEB | A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish. |
| ASV | A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish. |
| YLT | A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth. |
| DARBY | A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish. |
| BBE | A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off. |
| Webster | A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. |
What does Proverbs 19:9 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Proverbs 19:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 19:9
- Revelation 22:15
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
- Proverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
- Revelation 19:20
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
- 2 Peter 2:1-3
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
- Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
- Jeremiah 28:15-17
Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The Lord hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie. Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord. So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8-10
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
- Isaiah 9:15-17
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
- 1 Timothy 4:1-2
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
- Jeremiah 29:31-32
Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the Lord concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie: Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the Lord; because he hath taught rebellion against the Lord.
- Jeremiah 23:25-32
I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord. …
- Ezekiel 13:22
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
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Isa 9:15-17; Jer 23:25-32; 28:15-17; 29:31,32; Eze 13:22
2Th 2:8-10; 1Ti 4:1,2; 2Pe 2:1-3; Re 19:20; 21:8; 22:15
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Context
- Proverbs 19:8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
- Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
- Proverbs 19:10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El testigo falso no quedará sin castigo; y el que habla mentiras, perecerá. |
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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 périra. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ein falscher Zeuge wird nicht für schuldlos gehalten werden, und wer Lügen ausspricht, wird umkommen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Falsus testis non erit impunitus, et qui loquitur mendacia peribit. |