Proverbs 19:5
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A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall not escape.

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Proverbs 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.

Proverbs 6:19 My son, keep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

Proverbs 21:28 A lying witness shall perish: an obedient man shall speak of victory.

Exodus 23:1 Thou shalt not receive the voice of a lie: neither shalt thou join thy hand to bear false witness for a wicked person.

Deuteronomy 19:16-21 If a lying witness stand against a man, accusing him of transgression, . . .

Psalm 120:3,4 What shall be given to thee, or what shall be added to thee, to a deceitful tongue? . . .

Daniel 6:24 And by the king's commandment, those men were brought that had accused Daniel: and they were cast into the lions' den, they and their children, and their wives: and they did not reach the bottom of the den, before the lions caught them, and broke all their bones in pieces.

unpunished or held innocent

Deuteronomy 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for he shall not be unpunished that taketh his name upon a vain thing.

1 Kings 2:9 Do not thou hold him guiltless. But thou art a wise man, and knowest what to do with him, and thou shalt bring down his grey hairs with blood to the grave.

Context
The Man of Integrity
4Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart. 5A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall not escape.6Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts.…
Cross References
Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not receive the voice of a lie: neither shalt thou join thy hand to bear false witness for a wicked person.

Deuteronomy 19:16
If a lying witness stand against a man, accusing him of transgression,

Deuteronomy 19:19
They shall render to him as he meant to do to his brother, and thou shalt take away the evil out of the midst of thee:

1 Kings 13:18
He said to him: I also am a prophet like unto thee: and an angel spoke to me, in the word of the Lord, saying: Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread, and drink water. He deceived him,

Psalm 56:7
For nothing shalt thou save them: in thy anger thou shalt break the people in pieces. O God,

Proverbs 6:19
My son, keep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie: but a deceitful witness uttereth a lie.

Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.

Proverbs 21:28
A lying witness shall perish: an obedient man shall speak of victory.

Lexicon
A false
שְׁ֭קָרִים (qā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

witness
עֵ֣ד (‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince

will not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

go unpunished,
יִנָּקֶ֑ה (yin·nā·qeh)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5352: To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated

and one who utters
וְיָפִ֥יחַ (wə·yā·p̄î·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6315: To puff, blow with the breath, air, to fan, to utter, to kindle, to scoff

lies
כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים (kə·zā·ḇîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3577: A lie, falsehood, deceptive thing

will not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

escape.
יִמָּלֵֽט׃ (yim·mā·lêṭ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks


Additional Translations
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall not escape.

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that accuses unjustly shall not escape.

A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

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

A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.
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