25A true witness delivereth souls: but he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.


In Context

22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the folly of fools is only folly.

25 A true witness delivereth souls: but he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.

26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Proverbs 14:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:25A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:25A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:25A faithful witness delivereth souls: and the double dealer uttereth lies.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:25A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:25A true witness delivereth souls; but deceit uttereth lies.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:25A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:25A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:25A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:25A true witness delivers souls: but a deceitful witness speaks lies.