Proverbs 12:17

World English Bible (2000)

He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:5 : 5 A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
  • Prov 14:25 : 25 A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
  • Prov 6:19 : 19 a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
  • 1 Sam 22:14-15 : 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, "Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is taken into your council, and is honorable in your house? 15 Have I today begun to inquire of God for him? Be it far from me! Don't let the king impute anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for your servant knows nothing of all this, less or more."
  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
  • Prov 19:28 : 28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
  • Prov 21:28 : 28 A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.
  • Prov 24:28 : 28 Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
  • Matt 26:59 : 59 Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;
  • Acts 6:13 : 13 and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:5
    82%

    5A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

  • Prov 14:25
    82%

    25A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.

  • Prov 19:5
    79%

    5A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

  • Prov 19:9
    79%

    9A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

  • Prov 21:28
    79%

    28A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.

  • Ps 15:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;

    3He who doesn't slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;

  • Prov 6:19
    78%

    19a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

  • Deut 19:16
    77%

    16If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

  • Prov 25:18
    77%

    18A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

  • Prov 12:18-20
    3 verses
    77%

    18There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

    19Truth's lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.

  • Prov 12:22-23
    2 verses
    76%

    22Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

    23A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

  • Prov 13:5
    75%

    5A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

  • Prov 17:4
    75%

    4An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Deut 19:18
    75%

    18and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;

  • Prov 8:7
    74%

    7For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

  • Prov 10:18
    74%

    18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

  • Exod 23:1
    73%

    1"You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

  • Prov 19:28
    73%

    28A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

  • Ps 37:30
    73%

    30The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

  • Prov 12:16
    73%

    16A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

  • Ps 12:2
    72%

    2Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

  • Prov 17:20
    72%

    20One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Exod 20:16
    72%

    16"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Prov 10:9
    72%

    9He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 24:28
    72%

    28Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.

  • Zech 8:16
    72%

    16These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,

  • Prov 11:18
    71%

    18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

  • Prov 17:7
    71%

    7Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

  • Prov 10:11
    71%

    11The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Ps 101:7
    71%

    7He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.

  • Job 13:7
    71%

    7Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?

  • Ps 31:18
    71%

    18Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

  • Prov 12:5
    71%

    5The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

  • Prov 26:19
    71%

    19is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"

  • Prov 15:28
    71%

    28The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

  • Jas 3:14
    71%

    14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.

  • Prov 26:28
    71%

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

  • Prov 17:23
    70%

    23A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 26:24
    70%

    24A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.

  • Prov 15:2
    70%

    2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

  • Ps 50:19
    70%

    19"You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.

  • Eph 4:25
    70%

    25Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

  • Job 15:6
    70%

    6Your own mouth condemns you, and not I. Yes, your own lips testify against you.

  • Ps 5:6
    70%

    6You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.