Proverbs Chapter 19 verse 9 Holy Bible
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
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A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.
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A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
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A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
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A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
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A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - A repetition of ver. 5, except that shall perish is substituted for "shall not escape." Septuagint, "And whosoever shall kindle mischief shall perish by it." The Greek translators have rendered the special reference in the original to slanderers and liars by a general term, and introduced the notion of Divine retribution, which is not definitely expressed in the Hebrew.