“A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.”

Proverbs 19:9 (KJV) |

Proverbs 19:9

From Proverbs 19, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).

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7

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

8

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

9

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

10

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

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