9A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.


In Context

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.

8 He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

9 A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.

10 Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 19:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will perish.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that uttereth lies shall perish.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:9A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish.