Proverbs 12:19

Easy To Read Version

If a person tells a lie, then those words are wasted quickly. But the truth will live forever.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:18

Then the old prophet said, “But I am also a prophet like you.” Then the old prophet told a lie. He said, “An angel from the Lord came to me. The angel told me to bring you to my home and allow you to eat and drink with me.”

2 Kings 5:26

Elisha said to Gehazi, “That is not true! My heart was with you when the man {Naaman} turned from his chariot [56] to meet you. This is not the time to take money, clothes, olives, grapes, sheep, cows, or men and women servants.

Psalm 52:6

Good people will see this\par and will learn to fear and respect God.\par They will laugh at you and say,\par

Proverbs 12:20

Evil people always want to cause trouble. But people who work for peace will be happy.

Proverbs 19:9

A lying witness must be punished! The person who tells lies will be destroyed.

Matthew 24:35

The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but the words I have said will never be destroyed!