Proverbs 19:9

American Standard Version (1901)

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

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  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
  • Isa 9:15-17 : 15 The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. 16 For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. 17 Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
  • Jer 23:25-32 : 25 I have heard what the prophets have said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart? 27 that think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgat my name for Baal. 28 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 straw to the wheat? saith Jehovah. 29 Is not my word like fire? saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? 30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that steal my words every one from his neighbor. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. 32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith Jehovah, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, saith Jehovah.
  • Jer 28:15-17 : 15 Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah: Jehovah hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie. 16 Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will send thee away from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast spoken rebellion against Jehovah. 17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
  • Jer 29:31-32 : 31 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith Jehovah concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he hath caused you to trust in a lie; 32 therefore thus saith Jehovah, 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 unto my people, saith Jehovah, because he hath spoken rebellion against Jehovah.
  • Ezek 13:22 : 22 Because with lies ye have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive;
  • 2 Thess 2:8-9 : 8 And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming; 9 [ even he], whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
  • 1 Tim 4:1-2 : 1 But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;
  • 2 Pet 2:1-3 : 1 But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of. 3 And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
  • Rev 19:20 : 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [shall be] in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.
  • Rev 22:15 : 15 Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

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    5A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

  • Prov 21:28
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    28A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

  • Prov 14:5
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    5A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

  • Prov 14:25
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    25A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies [causeth] deceit.

  • Prov 12:17
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    17He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.

  • Prov 6:19
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    19A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

  • Deut 19:15-16
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    15One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

    16If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,

  • Prov 25:18
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    18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

  • Deut 19:18
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    18and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother;

  • Prov 12:19
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    19The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

  • Ps 101:7
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    7He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.

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    28A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Exod 23:1
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    1Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

  • Exod 20:16
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    16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

  • Prov 10:18-19
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    18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

    19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

  • Prov 21:6-7
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    6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Prov 10:9-10
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    9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

    10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

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    12If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.

  • Ps 5:6
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    6Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

  • Prov 24:28
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    28Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 12:22
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    22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.

  • Prov 30:6
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    6Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

  • Prov 26:28
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    28A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.

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    5A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

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    3What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?

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    1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

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    20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Jer 9:5
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    5And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

  • Deut 5:20
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    20Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.

  • Exod 23:7
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    7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Deut 17:6
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    6At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

  • Num 35:30
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    30Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.

  • Prov 11:19
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    19He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

  • Job 15:6
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    6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

  • Prov 19:16
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    16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.

  • Prov 26:19
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    19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

  • Ps 35:11
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    11Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.

  • Prov 29:24
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    24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.