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Proverbs 12:17

NETBible	The faithful witness¹ tells what is right,² but a false witness³ speaks⁴ deceit.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 12:17	A truthful witness gives honest testimony, but a false witness tells lies.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 12:17	He who speaks truth tells what is right, But a false witness, deceit.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 12:17	An honest witness tells the truth; a false witness tells lies.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 12:17	Truthful witness by a good person clears the air, but liars lay down a smoke screen of deceit.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 12:17	The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 12:17	Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness speaks deceitfully.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 12:17	He who speaks truth declares righteousness, But a false witness, deceit.
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KJV	[He that] speaketh <06315> (8686) truth <0530> sheweth forth <05046> (8686) righteousness <06664>_: but a false <08267> witness <05707> deceit <04820>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 12:17	He who speaks <06315> truth <0530> tells <05046> what <06664> is right <06664> , But a false <08267> witness <05707> , deceit <04820> .
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 witness¹ tells what is right,² but a false witness³ speaks⁴ deceit.

NET Notes

¹tn 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.

²tn Heb “righteousness.”

³tn 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.

⁴tn 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.