Verse Comparison: Proverbs 19:9
American Standard Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Amplified® Bible
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who breathes forth lies shall perish.
Contemporary English Version
Dishonest witnesses and liars will be destroyed.
Darby English Version
A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Good News Bible
No one who tells lies in court can escape punishment; he is doomed.
King James Version
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
New American Standard Bible
A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.
New International Version
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who pours out lies will perish.
New King James Version
A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies shall perish.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.
Revised Standard Version
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will perish.
Young's Literal Translation
A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.
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