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KJV

Proverbs 12:19

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.
World English Bible

Cross References

Proverbs 19:9Psalms 52:4–5Job 20:5Zechariah 1:4–6Matthew 24:35Acts 5:3–10

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