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Proverbs 14:25
A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.
Proverbs 14:25 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 14:25 in other translations
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
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In context
22 Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
23 In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.
25 A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.
26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.
27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
28 In the multitude of people is the king’s glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
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