Proverbs 12:19
“The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 12:19 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die Lippe der Wahrheit besteht ewiglich, aber nur einen Augenblick die Zunge der Lüge.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El labio de verdad permanecerá para siempre: mas la lengua de mentira por un momento.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O lábio da verdade ficará para sempre, mas a língua da falsidade dura por apenas um momento.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Os lábios verdadeiros duram para sempre, mas a língua mentirosa dura somente um momento.
📖 Proverbs 12:19 in Context
17He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
19The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
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