Proverbs 19:9 · King James Version
Proverbs 19:9 in the Original Hebrew
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Proverbs 19:9 in Other Translations
| KJV | A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. |
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| WEB | A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish. |
| ASV | A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish. |
| YLT | A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth. |
| WBT | A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish. |
| DBY | A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish. |
Commentary on Proverbs 19:9
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
John Gill · Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished,.... See Gill on Pro 19:5;
and he that speaketh lies shall perish; or "be lost", shall be undone for ever; he shall not enter into the holy city, but have his part in the lake of fire: they that speak lies in hypocrisy, doctrinal ones, and are given up to believe and profess them, such shall be damned, Th2 2:11.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Proverbs 19:8–9
(Compare Margin; Pro 15:32).
loveth . . . soul--or, "himself," which he evinces by regarding his best interests.
keepeth--or, "regards."
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Questions about Proverbs 19:9
What does Proverbs 19:9 say?
Proverbs 19:9 in the King James Version reads: “A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.” Read it in the full context of Proverbs 19, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Proverbs 19:9 found in the Bible?
Proverbs 19:9 is in the book of Proverbs, chapter 19, verse 9, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Proverbs 19:9 shown in?
This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Proverbs 19:9 in the table on this page.
Here is, 1. A repetition of what was said before (Pro 19:5), for we have need to be again and again warned of the danger of the sin of lying and false-witness-bearing, since nothing is of more fatal consequence. 2. An addition to it in one word; there it was said, He that speaks lies shall not escape, and intimated that he shall be punished. Here it is said, His punishment shall be such as will be his destruction: he shall perish; the lies he forged against others will be his own ruin. It is a damning destroying sin.