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Proverbs 14:25
A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
Proverbs 14:25 · Young's Literal Translation
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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 not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth are to those devising good,
23 In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips is only to want.
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools is folly.
25 A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.
27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
28 In the multitude of a people is the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
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