Proverbs 19:5
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
In context
3 A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
6 Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
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.
Proverbs 19:5 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
- KJV King James Version
- A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
- WEB World English Bible
- A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
- ASV American Standard Version
- A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.