Proverbs 14:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

A truthful witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.

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  • Prov 14:5 : 5 A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will utter lies.
  • Acts 20:21 : 21 testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 20:26-27 : 26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. 27 For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.
  • Acts 26:16-20 : 16 But rise, and stand upon your feet: for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in which I will appear to you; 17 Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith that is in me. 19 Whereupon, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision: 20 But showed first to those of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works fitting for repentance.
  • 1 Tim 4:1-3 : 1 Now the Spirit speaks clearly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits, and doctrines of demons; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
  • 2 Pet 3:3 : 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 5 A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will utter lies.

  • 17 He who speaks truth declares righteousness, but a false witness deceit.

  • 9 A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall perish.

  • 5 A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall not escape.

  • 28 A false witness shall perish, but the man who hears will speak consistently.

  • 19 A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.

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    15 One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.

    16 If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing;

  • 18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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    22 Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.

    23 A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

  • 2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.

  • 28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

  • 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

  • 28 An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5 A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

    6 Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • 1 You shall not spread a false report; do not join hands with the wicked to be a dishonest witness.

  • 4 A wicked doer listens to false lips, and a liar gives ear to a deceitful tongue.

  • 24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • 18 And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness who has testified falsely against his brother;

  • 26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence, and His children will have a place of refuge.

  • 11 False witnesses did rise up; they charged me with things that I knew not.

  • 16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

  • 19 The lip of truth will be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

  • 6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

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

  • 4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit.

  • 2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • 28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • 7 Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, much less lying lips for a prince.

  • 1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  • 2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

  • 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

  • 12 If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.

  • 2 He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

  • 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

  • 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right.

  • 14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  • 13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.

  • 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the crookedness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  • 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of the foolish does not.

  • 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

  • 30 Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the testimony of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

  • 7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house: he who tells lies shall not remain in my presence.

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    6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; the LORD will abhor the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

  • 26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely shall be delivered.

  • 13 A gossip reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.

  • 18 He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

  • 24 Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own soul; he hears cursing, and does not reveal it.