Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
KJV
Falsus testis non erit impunitus, et qui loquitur mendacia peribit.
Vulgate
βασιλέως ἀπειλὴ ὁμοία βρυγμῷ λέοντος, ὥσπερ δὲ δρόσος ἐπὶ χόρτῳ, οὕτως τὸ ἱλαρὸν αὐτοῦ.
LXX
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
ASV
עֵ֣ד שְׁ֭קָרִים לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶ֑ה וְ/יָפִ֖יחַ כְּזָבִ֣ים יֹאבֵֽד
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
יָפִ֥יחַ
ypych
verb · 13×
כָזָֽב
kzb
noun · 28×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 183×
נַקֵּ֖ה
nqh
verb · 42×
עֵ֣ד
'd
noun · 70×
שָֽׁקֶר
shqr
noun · 110×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2476False witness and perjury. When it is made publicly, a statement contrary to the truth takes on a particular gravity. In court it becomes false witness.275 When it is under oath, it is perjury. Acts such as these contribute to condemnation of the innocent, exoneration of the guilty, or the increased punishment of the accused.276 They gravely compromise the exercise of justice a…
Q. What is the aim of the ninth commandment? A. That I never give false testimony against anyone, twist no one's words, not gossip or slander, nor join in condemning anyone without a hearing or without a just cause. Rather, in court and everywhere else, I should avoid lying and deceit of every kind; these are devices the devil himself uses, and they would call down on me God's …
Cross-references
- Deut 5:20 — Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
- Deut 19:19 — Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
- Exod 23:1 — Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
- Prov 6:19 — A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
- Prov 12:19 — The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
- Prov 14:5 — A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
- Prov 19:5 — A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
- Prov 19:5 — A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
- Prov 21:28 — A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
- Ps 34:13 — Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
- Ps 120:4 — Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
- Rev 19:20 — And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These
- Rev 21:8 — But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimst
- Rev 22:15 — For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.