Proverbs 19:9

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A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who breathes out lies will perish.

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  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will not escape.
  • Isa 9:15-17 : 15 Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up. 16 Therefore, the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, nor will he have compassion on their orphans and widows, for everyone is ungodly and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. Yet for all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still stretched out. 17 For wickedness burns like a fire; it consumes briers and thorns. It sets the thickets of the forest ablaze, and they roll upward in columns of smoke.
  • Jer 23:25-32 : 25 I have heard what the prophets who prophesy falsely in My name are saying: 'I have dreamed! I have dreamed!' 26 How long will this continue in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of deceit in their own hearts? 27 They plan to make My people forget My name through their dreams, which they tell to one another, just as their fathers forgot My name because of Baal. 28 Let the prophet who has a dream recount his dream, but let the one who has My word speak it faithfully. For what is straw compared to grain? declares the LORD. 29 Is not My word like fire, declares the LORD, and like a hammer that shatters a rock? 30 Therefore, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who steal My words from each other. 31 Yes, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who wag their tongues and declare, ‘This is the LORD’s declaration.’ 32 Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams, declares the LORD. They tell them and lead My people astray with their lies and reckless boasting. Yet I did not send or command them to do so, and they do not benefit these people at all, declares the LORD.
  • Jer 28:15-17 : 15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, 'Listen now, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, but you have led this people to trust in falsehood.' 16 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.' 17 And the prophet Hananiah died that same year, in the seventh month.
  • Jer 29:31-32 : 31 Send this message to all the exiles: This is what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite—Shemaiah has prophesied to you though I did not send him, and he has made you trust in a lie. 32 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will not have anyone dwelling among this people, nor will he see the good that I will do for my people, declares the LORD, because he has spoken rebellion against the LORD.
  • Ezek 13:22 : 22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies when I had not caused them grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
  • 2 Thess 2:8-9 : 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of His mouth and abolish by the splendor of His coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
  • 1 Tim 4:1-2 : 1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and the teachings of demons. 2 They will speak lies with hypocrisy, and their consciences will be seared as with a hot iron.
  • 2 Pet 2:1-3 : 1 But just as there were false prophets among the people, there will also be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their destructive ways, and because of them, the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
  • Rev 19:20 : 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the detestable, murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
  • Rev 22:15 : 15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:5
    90%

    5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will not escape.

  • Prov 21:28
    83%

    28A false witness will perish, but one who listens will speak forever.

  • Prov 14:5
    83%

    5A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

  • Prov 14:25
    81%

    25A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Prov 12:17
    79%

    17An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Prov 6:19
    78%

    19a false witness who pours out lies, and one who stirs up conflict among brothers.

  • Deut 19:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offense. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

    16If a malicious witness testifies against someone, accusing him of wrongdoing,

  • Prov 25:18
    75%

    18Like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

  • Deut 19:18
    74%

    18The judges must investigate thoroughly, and if the witness proves to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,

  • Prov 12:19
    74%

    19Truthful speech endures forever, but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.

  • Ps 101:7
    73%

    7No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks lies will stand in my presence.

  • Prov 19:28
    73%

    28A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Prov 17:4
    73%

    4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • Exod 23:1
    72%

    1Do not spread a false report, and do not join hands with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.

  • Exod 20:16
    72%

    16You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

    19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 21:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death.

    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Prov 10:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

    10The one who winks with an eye causes trouble, and a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 29:12
    72%

    12If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials become wicked.

  • Ps 5:6
    71%

    6The arrogant cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.

  • Prov 24:28
    71%

    28Do not be a false witness against your neighbor or deceive with your lips.

  • Prov 19:10
    71%

    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 12:22
    71%

    22Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are His delight.

  • Prov 30:6
    71%

    6Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

  • Prov 26:28
    71%

    28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

  • Prov 17:7
    70%

    7Eloquent speech is not fitting for a fool; how much less deceitful speech for a ruler!

  • Prov 13:5
    70%

    5The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgrace themselves.

  • Ps 120:3
    70%

    3What will He give you, and what more will He do to you, deceitful tongue?

  • Prov 19:1
    70%

    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Prov 17:20
    70%

    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Jer 9:5
    70%

    5You live in the midst of deceit, and because of deceit, they refuse to know me, declares the Lord.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8The one who acquires wisdom loves life, and the one who cherishes understanding will prosper.

  • Deut 5:20
    70%

    20You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Exod 23:7
    69%

    7Stay far from a false accusation; do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Deut 17:6
    69%

    6On the testimony of two or three witnesses, the person will be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

  • Num 35:30
    69%

    30Anyone who kills another person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses; but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

  • Prov 11:19
    69%

    19True righteousness leads to life, but whoever chases after evil brings about his own death.

  • Job 15:6
    69%

    6Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your lips testify against you.

  • Prov 19:16
    69%

    16The one who keeps the commandment preserves their soul, but whoever despises their ways will die.

  • Prov 26:19
    69%

    19so is the one who deceives their neighbor and says, 'I was only joking!'

  • Ps 35:11
    69%

    11False witnesses rise up; they question me about things I do not know.

  • Ps 31:18
    69%

    18O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.

  • Prov 29:24
    68%

    24Whoever partners with a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse but does not testify.

  • Prov 23:9
    68%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Ps 36:3
    68%

    3For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.