PRO 12:17 Parallel View

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ULT He who breathes out faithfulness tells righteousness,
 ⇔ but a witness of falsehoods, deceit.

UST People who easily speak truthfully speak righteously,
⇔ but witnesses who speak falsely speak deceitfully.

BSB  ⇔ He who speaks the truth declares what is right,
⇔ but a false witness speaks deceit.

OEB One who speaks out the truth affirms justice.
⇔ but a false witness utters lies.

WEB He who is truthful testifies honestly,
⇔ but a false witness lies.

NET The faithful witness tells what is right,
 ⇔ but a false witness speaks deceit.

LSV Whoever utters faithfulness declares righteousness,
And a false witness—deceit.

FBV Whoever tells the truth is being honest, but a false witness tells lies.

T4T  ⇔ In the courtroom, honest people say what is true,
⇔ but untruthful/dishonest people tell nothing but lies.

LEB • but the witness of falsehood, deceit.

BBE The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.

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JPS He that breatheth forth truth uttereth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.

ASV He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness;
 ⇔ But a false witness, deceit.

DRA He that speaketh that which he knoweth, sheweth forth justice: but he that lieth, is a deceitful witness.

YLT Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness — deceit.

DBY He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.

RV He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness, but a false witness deceit.

WBS He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness, deceit.

KJB He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
(He that speakth/speaks truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. )

BB A iust man wyll tell the trueth and shewe the thyng that is ryght: but a false witnesse deceaueth.
(A just man will tell the truth and show the thing that is ryght: but a false witness deceaueth.)

GNV He that speaketh trueth, will shewe righteousnes: but a false witnes vseth deceite.
(He that speakth/speaks truth, will show righteousness: but a false witness useth deceite. )

CB A iust man will tell the trueth, & shewethe thinge yt is right: but a false wytnesse disceaueth.
(A just man will tell the truth, and shewethe thing it is right: but a false witness deceiveth.)

WYC He that spekith that, that he knowith, is a iuge of riytfulnesse; but he that lieth, is a gileful witnesse.
(He that speakth/speaks that, that he knowith, is a judge of riytfulnesse; but he that lieth, is a gileful witnesse.)

LUT Wer wahrhaftig ist, der sagt frei, was recht ist; aber ein falscher Zeuge betrügt.
(Who wahrhaftig is, the says frei, was recht ist; but a falscher Zeuge betrügt.)

CLV Qui quod novit loquitur, index justitiæ est; qui autem mentitur, testis est fraudulentus.
(Who that novit loquitur, index justitiæ est; who however mentitur, testis it_is fraudulentus. )

BRN A righteous man declares the open truth; but an unjust witness is deceitful.

BrLXX Ἐπιδεικνυμένην πίστιν ἀπαγγέλλει δίκαιος, ὁ δὲ μάρτυς τῶν ἀδίκων δόλιος.
(Epideiknumenaʸn pistin apangellei dikaios, ho de martus tōn adikōn dolios. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

יָפִ֣יחַ

speaks

Although the term He is masculine, Solomon is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “A person who breathes out”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יָפִ֣יחַ

speaks

See how you translated the same use of breathes out in 6:19.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֱ֭מוּנָה יַגִּ֣יד צֶ֑דֶק & שְׁקָרִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה

truth gives_~_evidence honest & false deceit

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of faithfulness and righteousness, falsehoods, and deceit, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “what is faithful tells what is righteous … false things, what is deceitful”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠עֵ֖ד שְׁקָרִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה

and,witness false deceit

Solomon is leaving out a word in this clause that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply this word from the previous clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “but a witness of falsehoods tells deceit”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ⁠עֵ֖ד שְׁקָרִ֣ים

and,witness false

Althougha witness here is singular, it refers to any witness of falsehoods in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different form. Alternate translation: “but any witness of falsehoods”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠עֵ֖ד שְׁקָרִ֣ים

and,witness false

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a witness who speaks falsehoods. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “but a witness who speaks falsehoods”

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