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


In Context

22 Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness.

23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

24 The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.

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

26 He who fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a man 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 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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.