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


In Context

2 Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble.

3 The folly of a man supplanteth his seeps: and he fretteth in his mind against God.

4 Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.

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

6 Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts.

7 The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing.

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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth 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.