Proverbs 12:17

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A iust man wyll tell the trueth and shewe the thyng that is ryght: but a false witnesse deceaueth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:5 : 5 A faithfull witnesse will not dissemble: but a false recorde wyll make a lye.
  • Prov 14:25 : 25 A faythfull witnesse deliuereth soules: but a deceiptfull witnesse bryngeth foorth lyes.
  • Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witnesse that bringeth vp lyes, and hym that soweth discorde among brethren.
  • 1 Sam 22:14-15 : 14 Ahimelech aunswered the king, and sayde: Who is so faithfull among all thy seruauntes, as Dauid, and therto the kinges sonne in lawe: and goeth at thy bidding, and is had in honour in thyne house? 15 Haue I this day begun first to aske councell of God for him? That be farre from me: Let not the king impute any thing vnto his seruaut, nor to all ye house of my father: For thy seruaunt knewe nothing of all this, either lesse or more.
  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes shall not escape.
  • Prov 19:28 : 28 A wicked witnesse mocketh iudgement: and the mouth of the vngodly deuoureth wickednesse.
  • Prov 21:28 : 28 A false witnesse shall perishe: but a good man speaketh constantly what he hath hearde.
  • Prov 24:28 : 28 Be not a false witnesse against thy neighbour, and speake no falsehood with thy lippes.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart, proceade euyll thoughtes, murders, adulteries, whordomes, theftes, false witnesse, blasphemyes.
  • Matt 26:59 : 59 The chiefe priestes, and elders, and all the councell, sought false witnesse agaynst Iesus, for to put hym to death,
  • Acts 6:13 : 13 And brought foorth false witnesses, which sayde: This man ceasseth not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynste this holy place and the lawe.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 And that with mekenesse and feare, hauyng a good conscience: that where as they backebite you as euyll doers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conuersation in Christe.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:5
    82%

    5 A faithfull witnesse will not dissemble: but a false recorde wyll make a lye.

  • Prov 14:25
    82%

    25 A faythfull witnesse deliuereth soules: but a deceiptfull witnesse bryngeth foorth lyes.

  • Prov 19:5
    79%

    5 A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes shall not escape.

  • Prov 19:9
    79%

    9 A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes shall perishe.

  • Prov 21:28
    79%

    28 A false witnesse shall perishe: but a good man speaketh constantly what he hath hearde.

  • Ps 15:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2 Euen he that leadeth an vncorrupt life: and doth the thyng that is iust, and speaketh the trueth from his heart.

    3 He that backbyteth not with his tongue: nor doth any euil to his felowe, nor rayseth a slaunder vpon his neyghbour.

  • Prov 6:19
    78%

    19 A false witnesse that bringeth vp lyes, and hym that soweth discorde among brethren.

  • Deut 19:16
    77%

    16 If a false witnesse rise vp agaynst a man, to accuse hym of trespasse:

  • Prov 25:18
    77%

    18 Whoso beareth false witnesse against his neighbour, he is a very club, a sworde, and a sharpe arrowe.

  • Prov 12:18-20
    3 verses
    77%

    18 A slaunderous person pricketh lyke a sworde: but a wise mans tongue is wholsome.

    19 The lippe of trueth shalbe stable for euer: but a dissemblyng tongue is soone chaunged.

    20 Deceipt is in the heart of them that imagine euyll: but to the counsaylers of peace shalbe ioy.

  • Prov 12:22-23
    2 verses
    76%

    22 The Lorde abhorreth lying lippes: but they that deale truely please hym.

    23 A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.

  • Prov 13:5
    75%

    5 A ryghteous man abhorreth lyes: but the vngodly shameth hym selfe, and is put to scilence.

  • Prov 17:4
    75%

    4 A wicked body geueth heede to false lippes, and a lyer geueth eare to a deceiptfull tongue.

  • Deut 19:18
    75%

    18 And the iudges shall make diligent inquisition: and if the witnesse be founde false, and that he hath geuen false witnesse agaynst his brother:

  • Prov 8:7
    74%

    7 For my mouth shall be talking of the trueth, and my lippes abhorre vngodlynesse.

  • Prov 10:18
    74%

    18 He that hydeth hatred with lying lippes, and he that speaketh slaunder, is a foole.

  • Exod 23:1
    73%

    1 Thou shalt not haue to do with any false report, neither shalt thou put thine hand with the wicked, to be an vnrighteous witnesse.

  • Prov 19:28
    73%

    28 A wicked witnesse mocketh iudgement: and the mouth of the vngodly deuoureth wickednesse.

  • Ps 37:30
    73%

    30 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome: and his tongue wyll be talking of iudgement.

  • Prov 12:16
    73%

    16 A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    31 The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out.

    32 The lippes of the ryghteous vtter that which is acceptable: but the mouth of the vngodly speaketh frowarde thynges.

  • Ps 12:2
    72%

    2 Euery one vseth vayne talke with his neyghbour: and speaketh with a double heart out of flatteryng lippes.

  • Prov 17:20
    72%

    20 Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Exod 20:16
    72%

    16 Thou shalt not beare false witnesse agaynst thy neyghbour.

  • Prov 10:9
    72%

    9 He that walketh vprightly, walketh surely: but whoso goeth a wrong way, shalbe knowen.

  • Prov 24:28
    72%

    28 Be not a false witnesse against thy neighbour, and speake no falsehood with thy lippes.

  • Zech 8:16
    72%

    16 Now the thinges that ye shall do, are these: Speake euery man the trueth vnto his neighbour, execute iudgement truely & peaceably within your portes:

  • Prov 11:18
    71%

    18 The vngodly worketh deceiptfull workes: but he that soweth righteousnesse shall receaue a sure rewarde.

  • Prov 17:7
    71%

    7 Speache of aucthoritie becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying mouth then beseemeth a prince.

  • Prov 10:11
    71%

    11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.

  • Ps 101:7
    71%

    7 There shall no deceiptfull person haue any seate in my house: he that telleth lyes shall not tary long in my syght.

  • Job 13:7
    71%

    7 Wyll you speake wickedlie for gods defence and talke deceitfully for his cause?

  • Ps 31:18
    71%

    18 Let the lying lippes be put to scilence: which speake against ye righteous greeuous thinges with disdaine & contempt.

  • Prov 12:5
    71%

    5 The thoughtes of the ryghteous are ryght: but the imaginations of the vngodly are deceptfull.

  • Prov 26:19
    71%

    19 So doth a dissembler with his neighbour, and saith, am not I in sport?

  • Prov 15:28
    71%

    28 The heart of the ryghteous studyeth his aunswere afore: but the wicked mans mouth spueth out mischiefe.

  • Jas 3:14
    71%

    14 But yf ye haue bitter enuiyng & strife in your hearte, glorie not, neither be lyers agaynst the trueth.

  • Prov 26:28
    71%

    28 A lying tongue hateth the afflicted: and a flattering mouth worketh mischiefe.

  • Prov 17:23
    70%

    23 The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wrest the wayes of iudgement.

  • Prov 26:24
    70%

    24 An enemie wyll dissemble with his lippes, and layeth vp deceipt in his heart.

  • Prov 15:2
    70%

    2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.

  • Ps 50:19
    70%

    19 Thou hast let thy mouth speake wickednesse: and with thy tongue thou hast set foorth deceipt.

  • Eph 4:25
    70%

    25 Wherfore, puttyng away lying, speake euery man trueth vnto his neyghbour, forasmuch as we are members one of another.

  • Job 15:6
    70%

    6 Thyne owne mouth condempneth thee, and not I: yea, thyne owne lippes shape an aunswere against thee.

  • Ps 5:6
    70%

    6 Thou wilt destroy them that make a lye: God wyll abhorre both the bloodthirstie and deceiptfull man.