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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  • Prov 14:5
    86%

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

  • Prov 12:17
    82%

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

  • Prov 19:9
    81%

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

  • Prov 19:5
    80%

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

  • Prov 21:28
    76%

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

  • Prov 6:19
    75%

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

  • Deut 19:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15One 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.

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

  • Prov 25:18
    73%

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

  • Prov 12:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • Ps 120:2
    72%

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

  • Prov 24:28
    72%

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

  • Prov 11:30
    71%

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

  • Prov 19:28
    71%

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

  • Prov 13:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

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

  • Exod 23:1
    71%

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

  • Prov 17:4
    71%

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

  • Prov 14:24
    70%

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

  • Deut 19:18
    70%

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

  • Prov 14:26
    70%

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

  • Ps 35:11
    70%

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

  • Exod 20:16
    70%

    16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

  • Prov 12:19
    70%

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

  • Prov 12:6
    69%

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

  • Job 15:6
    69%

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

  • Prov 15:4
    69%

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

  • Prov 10:2
    69%

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

  • Prov 26:28
    68%

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

  • Prov 17:7
    68%

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

  • Prov 19:1
    68%

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

  • Prov 15:2
    68%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    68%

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

  • Prov 29:12
    68%

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

  • Ps 15:2
    68%

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

  • Prov 16:17
    68%

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

  • Prov 16:13
    68%

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

  • Prov 13:14
    68%

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

  • Ps 34:13
    68%

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

  • Prov 11:3
    68%

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

  • Prov 15:7
    67%

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

  • Prov 27:6
    67%

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

  • Num 35:30
    67%

    30Whoever 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.

  • Ps 101:7
    67%

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

  • Ps 5:6
    67%

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

  • Prov 28:26
    67%

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

  • Prov 11:13
    67%

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

  • Prov 10:18
    67%

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

  • Prov 29:24
    67%

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