28Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.


In Context

25 And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.

26 Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words.

27 Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field — go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

28 Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

29 Say not, 'As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

30 Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.

Proverbs 24:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive [not] with thy lips.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, or use your lips to deceive.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:28Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:28Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:28Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:28Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:28Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause; and deceive not with your lips.