Proverbs 14:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵ A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ A faithful witness will not lie: But a false witness will utter lies.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness breathes out falsehoods.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

Common English Bible

⁵ A truthful witness doesn’t lie, but a false witness spews lies.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ A faithful witness will not lie. But a deceitful witness offers a lie.

Proverbs 14:5 Cross References

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will not escape.

Proverbs 6:19

a lying witness who testifies falsely, and one who sows discord in a family.

Exodus 23:1

“You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with the wicked to act as a malicious witness.

Proverbs 12:17

Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness speaks deceitfully.

Proverbs 14:25

A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is a betrayer.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished, and the liar will perish.

Proverbs 13:5

The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgracefully.

1 Kings 21:13

The two scoundrels came in and sat opposite him, and the scoundrels brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Exodus 20:16

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood

Revelation 3:14

“And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the origin of God’s creation:

Deuteronomy 19:16

If a malicious witness comes forward to accuse someone of wrongdoing,

Proverbs 14:4

Where there are no oxen, there is no grain; abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.

Proverbs 14:6

A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for one who understands.