9A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.


In Context

6 Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

7 All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:9A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall 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 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.