Proverbs 14:5

New English Translation

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

Cross References

1 Kings 21:13

The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Exodus 20:16

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Exodus 23:1

“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

Proverbs 12:17

The faithful witness tells what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

Proverbs 13:5

The righteous person hates anything false, but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.

Proverbs 14:25

A truthful witness rescues lives, but the one who breathes lies brings deception.

Proverbs 14:4

Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen.

Proverbs 14:6

The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish.

Proverbs 6:19

a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

Deuteronomy 19:16

If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ – the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood

Revelation 3:14

“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation: