Proverbs 12:17 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

¹⁷ He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: But a false witness deceit.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ He who breathes out truth shows forth righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), but a false witness utters deceit.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Those who state the truth speak justly, but a false witness deceives.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ He is a sign of justice, who speaks what he knows. But whoever deceives is a dishonest witness.

Proverbs 12:17 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 12:16

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

Proverbs 12:18

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Proverbs 14:25

A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.

Proverbs 14:5

A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

Proverbs 19:28

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

Proverbs 21:28

A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.

Proverbs 24:28

Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 6:19

a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and shalom in your gates,

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

Matthew 26:59

Now the chief Kohanim, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Yeshua, that they might put him to death;

Acts 6:13

and set up false witnesses who said, *This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the Torah.

1 Peter 3:16

having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good manner of life in Messiah.