Proverbs 14:5
¶ A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
- Prov 12:17 : 17 ¶ [He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
- Exod 23:1 : 1 ¶ Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
- Prov 19:5 : 5 ¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.
- Prov 19:9 : 9 ¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish.
- 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, [even] against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
- 1 Kgs 22:12-14 : 12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver [it] into the king's hand. 13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets [declare] good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak [that which is] good. 14 And Micaiah said, [As] the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
- Prov 13:5 : 5 ¶ A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
- Prov 14:25 : 25 ¶ A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies.
- Exod 20:16 : 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
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