Verse List for PROV 12:17

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OET (OET-RV) Anyone who breathes out faithfulness, unashamedly says what’s right, ⇔ ^ but a biased witness speaks deceitfully.

OET-LV He _breathes _out faithfulness he _declares righteousness and_a _witness _of lies deceit.

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

UST People who naturally say what is true speak righteously, ⇔  but witnesses who say what is false speak deceitfully.

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

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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 • He who will speak truth will reveal righteousness,
• but the witness of falsehood, deceit.

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

Moff A man who gives true evidence furthers justice: ⇔  dishonest witnesses further injustice.

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.

Drby 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.
(He that uttereth truth sheweth/shows forth righteousness, but a false witness deceit.)

SLT He breathing out faithfulness will announce justice: and a witness of falsehoods, deceit.

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

KJB-1769 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
(He that speaketh/speaks truth sheweth/shows forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.)

KJB-1611 He that speaketh trueth, sheweth foorth righteousnesse: but a false witnesse, deceit.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps 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 right: but a false witness deceiveth.)

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

Cvdl 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 sheweth/showse thing it is right: but a false witness deceiveth/deceives.)

Wycl He that spekith that, that he knowith, is a iuge of riytfulnesse; but he that lieth, is a gileful witnesse.
(He that speaketh/speaks that, that he knoweth/knows, is a judge of rightfulness/righteousness; but he that lieth/lies, is a guileful witness.)

Luth Wer wahrhaftig ist, der sagt frei, was recht ist; aber ein falscher Zeuge betrügt.
(Who truthfully is, the/of_the says free, what/which right is; but a false/counterfeit witness(n) cheats/deceives.)

ClVg Qui quod novit loquitur, index justitiæ est; qui autem mentitur, testis est fraudulentus.
(Who that he_knows speaks, index justice it_is; who/which however he_lies, testis it_is fraudulentus.)

UHB יָפִ֣יחַ אֱ֭מוּנָה יַגִּ֣יד צֶ֑דֶק וְ⁠עֵ֖ד שְׁקָרִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἐπιδεικνυμένην πίστιν ἀπαγγέλλει δίκαιος, ὁ δὲ μάρτυς τῶν ἀδίκων δόλιος.

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