Proverbs 14:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.
  • Prov 12:17 : 17 He who speaks truth declares righteousness, but a false witness deceit.
  • Exod 23:1 : 1 You shall not spread a false report; do not join hands with the wicked to be a dishonest witness.
  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall not escape.
  • Prov 19:9 : 9 A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall perish.
  • 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And two men, worthless fellows, came in and sat before him; and the men bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him with stones, so 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 will deliver it into the king’s hand. 13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one accord: let your word, I beg you, be like the word of one of them, and speak what is good. 14 And Micaiah said, As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that will I speak.
  • Prov 13:5 : 5 A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.
  • Prov 14:25 : 25 A truthful witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.
  • Exod 20:16 : 16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

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

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

  • Prov 19:9
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    9 A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall perish.

  • Prov 12:17
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    17 He who speaks truth declares righteousness, but a false witness deceit.

  • Deut 19:15-16
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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;

  • Prov 21:28
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    28 A false witness shall perish, but the man who hears will speak consistently.

  • Prov 6:19
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    19 A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.

  • Exod 23:1
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    1 You shall not spread a false report; do not join hands with the wicked to be a dishonest witness.

  • Exod 20:16
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    16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

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

  • Deut 5:20
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    20 Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor.

  • Prov 25:18
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    18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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

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

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

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

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

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    56 For many bore false witness against him, but their testimonies did not agree.

    57 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying,

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

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    2 And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.

  • Prov 12:19
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    19 The lip of truth will be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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