PRO 14:5 Parallel View

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ULT A witness of faithfulness will not lie,
 ⇔ but a witness of falsehood breathes out lies.

BSB  ⇔ An honest witness does not deceive,
⇔ but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.

OEB A trustworthy witness does not lie.
⇔ but a false witness utters lies.

WEB A truthful witness will not lie,
⇔ but a false witness pours out lies.

NET A truthful witness does not lie,
 ⇔ but a false witness breathes out lies.

LSV A faithful witness does not lie,
And a false witness breathes out lies.

FBV A trustworthy witness doesn't lie, but a false witness is deceptive.

T4T  ⇔ Witnesses who are reliable always say what ◄is true/really happened►,
⇔ but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies about what happened.

LEB • but he who breathes out falsehood is a witness of deceit.

BBE A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.

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JPS A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness breatheth forth lies.

ASV A faithful witness will not lie;
 ⇔ But a false witness uttereth lies.

DRA A faithful witness will not lie: but a deceitful witness uttereth a lie.

YLT A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

DBY A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.

RV A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness uttereth lies.

WBS A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

KJB A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

BB A faithfull witnesse will not dissemble: but a false recorde wyll make a lye.
(A faithfull witness will not dissemble: but a false record will make a lye.)

GNV A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.
(A faithfull witness will not lye: but a false record will speak lyes. )

CB A faithfull wytnesse wyl not dyssemble, but a false recorde wil make a lye.
(A faithfull witness will not dyssemble, but a false record will make a lye.)

WYC A feithful witnesse schal not lie; a gileful witnesse bringith forth a leesing.
(A faithful witness shall not lie; a gileful witness bringith forth a leesing.)

LUT Ein treuer Zeuge lüget nicht; aber ein falscher Zeuge redet türstiglich Lügen.
(Ein treuer Zeuge lüget nicht; but a falscher Zeuge talks türstiglich Lügen.)

CLV Testis fidelis non mentitur; profert autem mendacium dolosus testis.
(Testis fidelis not/no mentitur; profert however mendacium dolosus testis. )

BRN A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.

BrLXX Μάρτυς πιστὸς οὐ ψεύδεται, ἐκκαίει δὲ ψευδῆ μάρτυς ἄδικος.
(Martus pistos ou pseudetai, ekkaiei de pseudaʸ martus adikos. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

עֵ֣ד אֱ֭מוּנִים

witness faithful

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a witness who is characterized by faithfulness. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “A faithful witness”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר

witness witness false

See how you translated this phrase in 6:19.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠יָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים

and,breathes_out lies

See how you translated breathes out lies in 6:19.

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