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


In Context

2 Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.

3 The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.

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

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

6 Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.

7 All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, they are not to be found.

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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished; 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.