Proverbs 19:5

World English Bible (2000)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:1 : 1 "You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
  • Prov 21:28 : 28 A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.
  • Prov 6:19 : 19 a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
  • Prov 19:9 : 9 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
  • Dan 6:24 : 24 The king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.
  • Deut 5:11 : 11 "You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain: for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
  • Deut 19:16-21 : 16 If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing, 17 then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days; 18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother; 19 then you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother: so you shall put away the evil from the midst of you. 20 Those who remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of you. 21 Your eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
  • 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 Now therefore don't hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood."
  • Ps 120:3-4 : 3 What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, you deceitful tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:9
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    9A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

  • Prov 14:5
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    5A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

  • Prov 14:25
    80%

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

  • Prov 12:17
    79%

    17He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

  • Prov 21:28
    78%

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

  • Prov 6:19
    78%

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

  • Deut 19:15-16
    2 verses
    78%

    15One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

    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.

  • Exod 20:16
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    16"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Deut 19:18
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    18and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;

  • Exod 23:1
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    1"You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

  • Deut 5:20
    74%

    20"Neither shall you give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Prov 24:28
    74%

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

  • Prov 17:4-5
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    4An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

    5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

  • Ps 101:7
    73%

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

  • Prov 19:28
    73%

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

  • Ps 5:6
    72%

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

  • Prov 13:5
    72%

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

  • Jer 9:5
    71%

    5They will deceive everyone his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.

  • Ps 35:11
    71%

    11Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don't know about.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

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

    19In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

  • Prov 12:19
    71%

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

  • Lev 19:11
    71%

    11"'You shall not steal. "'You shall not lie. "'You shall not deceive one another.

  • Ps 15:3
    71%

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

  • Exod 23:7
    70%

    7"Keep far from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Prov 30:6
    70%

    6Don't you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

  • Prov 26:28
    70%

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

  • Prov 12:22
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    22Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

  • Prov 29:12
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    12If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

  • Prov 21:6-7
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    6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

    7The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

  • Prov 26:19
    70%

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

  • Job 15:6
    70%

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

  • Prov 19:6
    69%

    6Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

  • Job 17:5
    69%

    5He who denounces his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.

  • Prov 29:5
    69%

    5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

  • Prov 28:20
    69%

    20A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 17:20
    69%

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

  • Prov 18:5
    69%

    5To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

  • Prov 29:24
    69%

    24Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.

  • Isa 59:4
    69%

    4None sues in righteousness, and none pleads in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

  • 1 Tim 5:19
    69%

    19Don't receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.

  • Lev 5:1
    69%

    1"'If anyone sins, in that he hears the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn't report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Ps 120:3
    69%

    3What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, you deceitful tongue?

  • Num 35:30
    68%

    30"'Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.