Proverbs 12:17

Coverdale Bible (1535)

A iust man will tell the trueth, & shewethe thinge yt is right: but a false wytnesse disceaueth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:5 : 5 A faithfull wytnesse wyl not dyssemble, but a false recorde wil make a lye.
  • Prov 14:25 : 25 A faithfull wytnesse delyuereth soules, but a lyar dysceaueth them.
  • Prov 6:19 : 19 a false wytnesse yt bringeth vp lyes, & soch one as soweth discorde amonge brethren.
  • 1 Sam 22:14-15 : 14 Ahimelech answered the kynge and saide: And who is amonge all thy seruauntes like Dauid, which is faithfull, and hath maried the kynges doughter, and goeth in thine obedience, & is honorably taken in thine house? 15 Haue I begonne then first this daye to axe councell at God for him? That be farre frome. Let not the kinge laie soch to his seruautes charge in all my fathers house: for thy seruaunt knewe not of all these thinges nether small ner greate.
  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false wytnesse shal not remayne vnpunyshed, and he that speaketh lyes shal not escape.
  • Prov 19:28 : 28 A false wytnes laugheth iudgmet to scorne, & the mouth of the vngodly eateth vp wickednes.
  • Prov 21:28 : 28 A false wytnesse shal perishe, but he yt wilbe content to heare, shal allwaye haue power to speake himself.
  • Prov 24:28 : 28 Be no false wytnesse agaynst yi neghbor, & hurte him not wt yi lyppes.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of ye hert come euell thoughtes murthur, breakynge of wedlocke, whordome theft, false witnesse, blasphemy.
  • Matt 26:59 : 59 But the hye prestes and the elders, and the whole councell sought false wytnesse ageynst Iesus, that they might put him to death,
  • Acts 6:13 : 13 and brought him before the councell, and set false witnesses there, which sayde: This man ceasseth not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynst this holy place and the lawe.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 hauynge a good conscience, that they which bacbyte you as euell doers, maye be ashamed, that they haue falsely accused youre good couersacion in Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:5
    82%

    5 A faithfull wytnesse wyl not dyssemble, but a false recorde wil make a lye.

  • Prov 14:25
    82%

    25 A faithfull wytnesse delyuereth soules, but a lyar dysceaueth them.

  • Prov 19:5
    79%

    5 A false wytnesse shal not remayne vnpunyshed, and he that speaketh lyes shal not escape.

  • Prov 19:9
    79%

    9 A false wytnesse shal not remayne vnpunyshed, & he yt speaketh lyes shal perishe.

  • Prov 21:28
    79%

    28 A false wytnesse shal perishe, but he yt wilbe content to heare, shal allwaye haue power to speake himself.

  • Ps 15:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2 Euen he yt ledeth an vncorrupte life: that doth the thinge which is right, ad that speaketh the treuth from his herte.

    3 He yt vseth no disceat in his tonge: he that doth no euell to his neghboure, & slaundreth not his neghbours.

  • Prov 6:19
    78%

    19 a false wytnesse yt bringeth vp lyes, & soch one as soweth discorde amonge brethren.

  • Deut 19:16
    77%

    16 But yf an vnrighteous wytnesse stonde vp agaynst eny man, to testifye eny trespace vpon him,

  • Prov 25:18
    77%

    18 Who so beareth false wytnesse agaynst his neghboure, he is a very speare, a swearde & a sharpe arowe.

  • Prov 12:18-20
    3 verses
    77%

    18 A slaunderous personne pricketh like a swerde, but a wyse mans tonge is wholsome.

    19 A true mouth is euer constat, but a dyssemblinge toge is soone chaunged.

    20 They that ymagin euell in their mynde, wil disceaue: but the councelers of peace shal heaue ioye folowinge the.

  • Prov 12:22-23
    2 verses
    76%

    22 The LORDE abhorreth disceatfull lippes, but they that laboure for treuth, please him.

    23 He that hath vnderstodinge, can hyde his wysdome: but an vndiscrete herte telleth out his foolishnesse.

  • Prov 13:5
    75%

    5 A righteous man abhorreth lyes, but the vngodly shameth both other and himself.

  • Prov 17:4
    75%

    4 A wicked body holdeth moch of false lippes, & a dyssemblynge persone geueth eare to a disceatfull toge.

  • Deut 19:18
    75%

    18 And the iudges shall make diligent inquisicion: & yf the witnesse be founde false, and hath geue false witnesse agaynst his brother,

  • Prov 8:7
    74%

    7 For my throte shal be talkynge of ye trueth, & my lippes abhorre vngodlynesse.

  • Prov 10:18
    74%

    18 Dissemblynge lippes kepe hatred secretly, and he that speaketh eny slaunder, is a foole.

  • Exod 23:1
    73%

    1 Thou shalt not accepte a vayne tale, that thou woldest manteyne the vngodly, and be a false wytnesse.

  • Prov 19:28
    73%

    28 A false wytnes laugheth iudgmet to scorne, & the mouth of the vngodly eateth vp wickednes.

  • Ps 37:30
    73%

    30 Yee the rightuous shal possesse ye lode, & dwell therin for euer.

  • Prov 12:16
    73%

    16 A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haist, but a discrete man forgeueth wronge.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    31 The mouth of the iust wilbe talkynge of wysdome, but the tonge of the frowarde shal perish.

    32 The lippes of the rightuous are occupied in acceptable thinges, but the mouth of the vngodly taketh them to the worst.

  • Ps 12:2
    72%

    2 Euery man telleth lyes to his neghbor, they do but flater with their lippes and dissemble in their herte.

  • Prov 17:20
    72%

    20 Who so hath a frowarde herte, opteyneth no good: and he yt hath an ouerthwarte tonge, shal fall into myschefe.

  • Exod 20:16
    72%

    16 Thou shalt beare no false wytnesse agaynst thy neghboure.

  • Prov 10:9
    72%

    9 He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely: but who so goeth a wroge waye, shalbe knowne.

  • Prov 24:28
    72%

    28 Be no false wytnesse agaynst yi neghbor, & hurte him not wt yi lyppes.

  • Zech 8:16
    72%

    16 Now the thinges that ye shal do, are these: Speake euery man the treuth vnto his neghboure, execute iudgment truly and peaceably within youre portes,

  • Prov 11:18
    71%

    18 The laboure of the vngodly prospereth not, but he that soweth rightuosnes, shal receaue a sure rewarde.

  • Prov 17:7
    71%

    7 An eloquent speach becometh not a foole, a dyssemblinge mouth also besemeth not a prynce.

  • Prov 10:11
    71%

    11 The mouth of a rightuous man is a well of life, but ye mouth of the vngodly is past shame, & presumptuous.

  • Ps 101:7
    71%

    7 There shall no disceatfull personne dwell in my house, he that telleth lyes shal not tary in my sight.

  • Job 13:7
    71%

    7 Will ye make answere for God with lyes, and mateyne him with disceate?

  • Ps 31:18
    71%

    18 Shewe thy seruaunt the light of thy countenaunce, helpe me for thy mercies sake.

  • Prov 12:5
    71%

    5 The thoughtes of ye righteous are right, but the ymaginacion of the vngodly are disceatfull.

  • Prov 26:19
    71%

    19 And then sayeth he: I dyd it but in sporte.

  • Prov 15:28
    71%

    28 A rightuous ma museth in his mynde how to do good, but ye mynde of the vngodly ymagineth, how he maye do harme.

  • Jas 3:14
    71%

    14 But yf ye haue bitter enuyenge and stryfe in yor hertes, reioyce not: nether be lyars agaynst the trueth.

  • Prov 26:28
    71%

    28 A dyssemblynge tonge hateth one that rebuketh him, and a flaterige mouth worketh myschefe.

  • Prov 17:23
    70%

    23 The vngodly taketh giftes out of the bosome, to wraist the wayes of iudgment.

  • Prov 26:24
    70%

    24 An enemie dyssembleth with his lippes, and in the meane season he ymagineth myschefe:

  • Prov 15:2
    70%

    2 A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.

  • Ps 50:19
    70%

    19 Thou lettest yi mouth speake wickednesse, & thy tonge paynteth disceate.

  • Eph 4:25
    70%

    25 Wherfore put awaye lyenge, and speake euery man the trueth vnto his neghboure, for as moch as we are membres one of another.

  • Job 15:6
    70%

    6 Thine owne mouth condemneth the, and not I: yee thine owne lippes shappe the an answere.

  • Ps 5:6
    70%

    6 But as for me, I wil come in to thy house, euen vpon the multitude of thy mercy: ad in thy feare wyll I worshipe towarde thy holy teple.