Proverbs 19:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 19:9

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.

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KJV

King James Version

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish.

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

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Proverbs 19

⁷ All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.

⁸ He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.

⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.

¹⁰ Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

¹¹ A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

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