Proverbs 12:17 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁷ He who speaks truth declares righteousness, But a false witness, deceit.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: But a false witness deceit.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ He who breathes out truth shows forth righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), but a false witness utters deceit.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Those who state the truth speak justly, but a false witness deceives.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ He is a sign of justice, who speaks what he knows. But whoever deceives is a dishonest witness.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ He that speaketh that which he knoweth, sheweth forth justice: but he that lieth, is a deceitful witness.

Proverbs 12:17 Cross References

Proverbs 12:16

A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a clever one covers shame.

Proverbs 12:18

Rash speaking is like piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise is healing.

Proverbs 14:25

A true witness saves lives, But he who breathes out lies is a betrayer.

Proverbs 14:5

A trustworthy witness does not lie, But a false witness breathes out lies.

Proverbs 19:28

A witness of Beliya‛al scorns right-ruling, And the mouth of the wrong ones Devours wickedness.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness does not go unpunished, And he who breaths out lies does not escape.

Proverbs 21:28

A false witness perishes, But the man who obeys speaks forever.

Proverbs 24:28

Do not witness against your neighbour without cause, And do not deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 6:19

A false witness breathing out lies, And one who causes strife among brothers.

Zechariah 8:16

These are the words you should do: speak the truth to one another, judge with truth and right-ruling for peace in your gates.

Matthew 15:19

“For out of the heart come forth wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, whorings, thefts, false witnessings, slanders.

Matthew 26:59

And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council were seeking false witness against יהושע to put Him to death,

Acts 6:13

And they set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this set-apart place and the Torah,

1 Peter 3:16

having a good conscience, so that when they speak against you as doers of evil, those who falsely accuse your good behaviour in Messiah, shall be ashamed.