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


In Context

2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

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

6 Many will entreat the favor of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

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 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.