Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish. New Living Translation A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed. English Standard Version A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish. Berean Standard Bible A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish. King James Bible A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. New King James Version A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies shall perish. New American Standard Bible A false witness will not go unpunished, And one who declares lies will perish. NASB 1995 A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish. NASB 1977 A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish. Legacy Standard Bible A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who breathes out lies will perish. Amplified Bible A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who breathes lies will perish. Christian Standard Bible A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes. Holman Christian Standard Bible A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes. American Standard Version A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish. Aramaic Bible in Plain English A false witness will not be spared, and he that speaks lies will be destroyed. Brenton Septuagint Translation A false witness shall not be unpunished; and whosoever shall kindle mischief shall perish by it. Contemporary English Version Dishonest witnesses and liars will be destroyed. Douay-Rheims Bible A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish. English Revised Version A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that uttereth lies shall perish. GOD'S WORD® Translation A lying witness will not go unpunished. One who tells lies will die. Good News Translation No one who tells lies in court can escape punishment; he is doomed. International Standard Version A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will perish. JPS Tanakh 1917 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that breatheth forth lies shall perish. Literal Standard Version A false witness is not acquitted, | And whoever breathes out lies perishes. Majority Standard Bible A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish. New American Bible The false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever utters lies will perish. NET Bible A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish. New Revised Standard Version A false witness will not go unpunished, and the liar will perish. New Heart English Bible A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish. Webster's Bible Translation A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. World English Bible A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish. Young's Literal Translation A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Man of Integrity…8He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success. 9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish. 10Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!… Cross References Proverbs 6:19 a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers. Proverbs 12:19 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. Proverbs 19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape. Proverbs 21:28 A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever. Daniel 6:24 At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions--they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones. Treasury of Scripture A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish. FALSE Proverbs 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. and Isaiah 9:15-17 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail… Jeremiah 23:25-32 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed… Jeremiah 28:15-17 Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie… Jump to Previous Acquitted Breather Breatheth Cut Deceit Forth Held Innocent Lies Perish Perisheth Pours Punishment Speaketh Tells Unpunished Uttereth Utters WitnessJump to Next Acquitted Breather Breatheth Cut Deceit Forth Held Innocent Lies Perish Perisheth Pours Punishment Speaketh Tells Unpunished Uttereth Utters WitnessProverbs 19 1. Life and ConductVerse 9. - A repetition of ver. 5, except that shall perish is substituted for "shall not escape." Septuagint, "And whosoever shall kindle mischief shall perish by it." The Greek translators have rendered the special reference in the original to slanderers and liars by a general term, and introduced the notion of Divine retribution, which is not definitely expressed in the Hebrew. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A falseשְׁ֭קָרִים (qā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood witness עֵ֣ד (‘êḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no go unpunished, יִנָּקֶ֑ה (yin·nā·qeh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5352: To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated and one who pours out וְיָפִ֖יחַ (wə·yā·p̄î·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6315: To puff, blow with the breath, air, to fan, to utter, to kindle, to scoff lies כְּזָבִ֣ים (kə·zā·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3577: A lie, falsehood, deceptive thing will perish. יֹאבֵֽד׃ (yō·ḇêḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish Links Proverbs 19:9 NIVProverbs 19:9 NLT Proverbs 19:9 ESV Proverbs 19:9 NASB Proverbs 19:9 KJV Proverbs 19:9 BibleApps.com Proverbs 19:9 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 19:9 Chinese Bible Proverbs 19:9 French Bible Proverbs 19:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished (Prov. 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