Proverbs 14:5

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witness `who' doth breathe out lies -- And one sending forth contentions between brethren.
  • Prov 12:17 : 17 Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness -- deceit.
  • Exod 23:1 : 1 `Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.
  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.
  • Prov 19:9 : 9 A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.
  • 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 and two men -- sons of worthlessness -- come in, and sit over-against him, and the men of worthlessness testify of him, even Naboth, before the people, saying, `Naboth blessed God and Melech;' and they take him out to the outside of the city, and stone him with stones, and he dieth;
  • 1 Kgs 22:12-14 : 12 and all the prophets are prophesying so, saying, `Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper, and Jehovah hath given `it' into the hand of the king.' 13 And the messenger who hath gone to call Micaiah hath spoken unto him, saying, `Lo, I pray thee, the words of the prophets, with one mouth, `are' good towards the king; let it be, I pray thee, thy word as the word of one of them -- and thou hast spoken good.' 14 And Micaiah saith, `Jehovah liveth; surely that which Jehovah saith unto me -- it I speak.'
  • Prov 13:5 : 5 A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
  • Prov 14:25 : 25 A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
  • Exod 20:16 : 16 `Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:25
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    25A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.

  • Prov 19:5
    86%

    5A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.

  • Prov 19:9
    83%

    9A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.

  • Prov 12:17
    82%

    17Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness -- deceit.

  • Deut 19:15-16
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    78%

    15`One witness doth not rise against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin which he sinneth; by the mouth of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three witnesses, is a thing established.

    16`When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostacy,

  • Prov 21:28
    77%

    28A false witness doth perish, And an attentive man for ever speaketh.

  • Prov 6:19
    77%

    19A false witness `who' doth breathe out lies -- And one sending forth contentions between brethren.

  • Exod 23:1
    76%

    1`Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.

  • Exod 20:16
    76%

    16`Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.

  • Prov 13:5
    75%

    5A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.

  • Deut 5:20
    75%

    20`Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour -- a false testimony.

  • Prov 25:18
    75%

    18A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, `Is' the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

  • Deut 19:18
    74%

    18and the judges have searched diligently, and lo, the witness `is' a false witness, a falsehood he hath testified against his brother:

  • Ps 101:7
    74%

    7He dwelleth not in my house who is working deceit, Whoso is speaking lies Is not established before mine eyes.

  • Prov 24:28
    74%

    28Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

  • Prov 17:4
    73%

    4An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Ps 35:11
    73%

    11Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.

  • Prov 19:28
    72%

    28A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

  • Mark 14:56-57
    2 verses
    72%

    56for many were bearing false testimony against him, and their testimonies were not alike.

    57And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against him, saying --

  • Prov 12:22
    72%

    22An abomination to Jehovah `are' lying lips, And stedfast doers `are' his delight.

  • Jer 5:2
    72%

    2And if they say, `Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.

  • Prov 12:19
    71%

    19The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment -- a tongue of falsehood.

  • Prov 30:6
    71%

    6Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.

  • Ps 5:6
    71%

    6Thou destroyest those speaking lies, A man of blood and deceit Jehovah doth abominate.

  • Jer 9:5
    70%

    5And each at his friend they mock, And truth they do not speak, They taught their tongue to speak falsehood, To commit iniquity they have laboured.

  • 1 Tim 5:19
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    19Against an elder an accusation receive not, except upon two or three witnesses.

  • Ps 15:2-4
    3 verses
    70%

    2He who is walking uprightly, And working righteousness, And speaking truth in his heart.

    3He hath not slandered by his tongue, He hath not done to his friend evil; And reproach he hath not lifted up Against his neighbour.

    4Despised in his eyes `is' a rejected one, And those fearing Jehovah he doth honour. He hath sworn to suffer evil, and changeth not;

  • Job 15:6
    70%

    6Thy mouth declareth thee wicked, and not I, And thy lips testify against thee.

  • Exod 23:7
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    7from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.

  • Jer 7:8
    70%

    8Lo, ye are trusting for yourselves On the words of falsehood, so as not to profit.

  • Prov 14:6
    70%

    6A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent `is' easy.

  • Prov 14:4
    70%

    4Without oxen a stall `is' clean, And great `is' the increase by the power of the ox.

  • John 5:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31`If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;

    32another there is who is testifying concerning me, and I have known that the testimony that he doth testify concerning me is true;

  • Lev 19:11
    69%

    11`Ye do not steal, nor feign, nor lie one against his fellow.

  • Prov 17:7
    69%

    7Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

  • Isa 59:4
    69%

    4There is none calling in righteousness, And there is none pleading in faithfulness, Trusting on emptiness, and speaking falsehood, Conceiving perverseness, and bearing iniquity.

  • Prov 11:1
    69%

    1Balances of deceit `are' an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight `is' His delight.

  • Jas 3:14
    69%

    14and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

  • Prov 29:12
    69%

    12A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers `are' wicked.

  • Prov 10:18
    68%

    18Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

  • Job 27:4
    68%

    4My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit.

  • Lev 5:1
    68%

    1`And when a person doth sin, and hath heard the voice of an oath, and he `is' witness, or hath seen, or hath known -- if he declare not, then he hath borne his iniquity:

  • Prov 26:28
    68%

    28A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!

  • Deut 17:6
    68%

    6By the mouth of two witnesses or of three witnesses is he who is dead put to death; he is not put to death by the mouth of one witness;

  • Prov 10:9
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    9Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.