Proverbs 14:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.

New Living Translation
An honest witness does not lie; a false witness breathes lies.

English Standard Version
A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

Berean Study Bible
An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.

New American Standard Bible
A trustworthy witness will not lie, But a false witness declares lies.

NASB 1995
A trustworthy witness will not lie, But a false witness utters lies.

NASB 1977
A faithful witness will not lie, But a false witness speaks lies.

Amplified Bible
A faithful and trustworthy witness will not lie, But a false witness speaks lies.

Christian Standard Bible
An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness utters lies.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness utters lies.

Contemporary English Version
An honest witness tells the truth; a dishonest witness tells nothing but lies.

Good News Translation
A reliable witness always tells the truth, but an unreliable one tells nothing but lies.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A trustworthy witness does not lie, but a dishonest witness breathes lies.

International Standard Version
A trustworthy witness does not deceive, but a false witness spews lies.

NET Bible
A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

New King James Version
A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies.

King James 2000 Bible
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

New Heart English Bible
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

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

American King James Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

American Standard Version
A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

A Faithful Version
A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will speak lies.

Darby Bible Translation
A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.

English Revised Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness uttereth lies.

Webster's Bible Translation
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
A faithfull witnesse will not dissemble: but a false recorde wyll make a lye.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
A faithfull wytnesse wyl not dyssemble, but a false recorde wil make a lye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A faithful witness does not lie, "" And a false witness breathes out lies.

Young's Literal Translation
A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

Smith's Literal Translation
A witness of faithfulnesses will not lie: and a witness of falsehood will breathe out lies.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
A faithful witness will not lie: but a deceitful witness uttereth a lie.

Catholic Public Domain Version
A faithful witness will not lie. But a deceitful witness offers a lie.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
A trustworthy witness is not false and he that speaks falsehood is a false witness.

Lamsa Bible
A faithful witness will not deceive; but a false witness will utter lies.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness breatheth forth lies.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.
















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