5A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.


In Context

2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

4 Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.

5 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

6 Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.

Proverbs 19:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will not go free.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:5A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:5A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall not escape.