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


In Context

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.

8 But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence shall find good things.

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

10 Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 The learning of a man is known by patience and his glory is to pass over wrongs.

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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:9A false witness shall not be held innocent, 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.