Proverbs 6:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁹ a lying witness who testifies falsely, and one who sows discord in a family.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ A false witness that speaketh lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ A false witness who breathes out lies [even under oath], and he who sows discord among his brethren.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ a false witness who breathes lies, and one who causes conflicts among relatives.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ a deceitful witness bringing forth lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

Proverbs 6:19 Cross References

Proverbs 19:5

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

Proverbs 6:14

with perverted mind devising evil, continually sowing discord;

James 3:18

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Proverbs 19:9

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

Psalm 27:12

Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen against me, and they are breathing out violence.

Proverbs 25:18

Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow is one who bears false witness against a neighbor.

Proverbs 26:20

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

Proverbs 22:10

Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out; quarreling and abuse will cease.

2 Timothy 2:23

Have nothing to do with stupid and senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.

Acts 6:13

They set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops saying things against this holy place and the law,

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Proverbs 12:17

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

Matthew 26:59

Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they might put him to death,

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.

Psalm 35:11

Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me about things I do not know.

Exodus 23:1

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

Exodus 20:16

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Proverbs 14:5

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

Proverbs 21:28

A false witness will perish, but a good listener will testify successfully.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.