Proverbs 12:19

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Truthful lips endure for ever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:18

And he said to him, “I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.’ ” But he lied to him.

2 Kings 5:26

But he said to him, “Did I not go with you in spirit when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?

Job 20:5

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?

Psalm 52:6

The righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,

Proverbs 12:20

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan good have joy.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will perish.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.