Proverbs 12:17

NETBible

The faithful witness 1  tells what is right, 2  but a false witness 3  speaks 4  deceit.

NIV ©

A truthful witness gives honest testimony, but a false witness tells lies.

NASB ©

He who speaks truth tells what is right, But a false witness, deceit.

NLT ©

An honest witness tells the truth; a false witness tells lies.

MSG ©

Truthful witness by a good person clears the air, but liars lay down a smoke screen of deceit.

BBE ©

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

NRSV ©

Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness speaks deceitfully.

NKJV ©

He who speaks truth declares righteousness, But a false witness, deceit.

KJV
[He that] speaketh
<06315> (8686)
truth
<0530>
sheweth forth
<05046> (8686)
righteousness
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but a false
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witness
<05707>
deceit
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NASB ©
He who speaks
<6315>
truth
<530>
tells
<5046>
what
<6664>
is right
<6664>
, But a false
<8267>
witness
<5707>
, deceit
<4820>
.
LXXM
epideiknumenhn {V-PMPAS} pistin
<4102> 
N-ASF
apaggellei {V-PAI-3S} dikaiov
<1342> 
A-NSM
o
<3588> 
T-NSM
de
<1161> 
PRT
martuv
<3144> 
N-NSM
twn
<3588> 
T-GPM
adikwn
<94> 
A-GPM
doliov
<1386> 
A-NSM
NET [draft] ITL
The faithful
<0530>
witness
<06315>
tells
<05046>
what is right
<06664>
, but a false
<08267>
witness
<05707>
speaks deceit
<04820>
.
HEBREW
hmrm
<04820>
Myrqs
<08267>
dew
<05707>
qdu
<06664>
dygy
<05046>
hnwma
<0530>
xypy (12:17)
<06315>
NETBible

The faithful witness 1  tells what is right, 2  but a false witness 3  speaks 4  deceit.

NET Notes

1 tn The text has “he pours out faithfully”; the word rendered “faithfully” or “reliably” (אֱמוּנָה, ’emunah) is used frequently for giving testimony in court, and so here the subject matter is the reliable witness.

2 tn Heb “righteousness.”

3 tn Heb “witness of falsehoods.” The genitive noun functions attributively, and the plural form depicts habitual action or moral characteristic. This describes a person who habitually lies. A false witness cannot be counted on to help the cause of justice.

4 tn The term “speaks” does not appear in this line but is implied by the parallelism; it is supplied in the translation for clarity and smoothness.