KJV:
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
NASB:
A truthful witness saves lives, But he who utters lies is treacherous.
KJV:
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
NASB:
A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape.
KJV:
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
NASB:
A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.
KJV:
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
NASB:
A false witness will perish, But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.
KJV:
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
NASB:
Do not desire his delicacies, For it is deceptive food.
KJV:
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
NASB:
Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion,
KJV:
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
NASB:
Because you have said, "We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we have made a pact. The overwhelming scourge will not reach us when it passes by, For we have made falsehood our refuge and we have concealed ourselves with deception."
KJV:
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
NASB:
"I will make justice the measuring line And righteousness the level; Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies And the waters will overflow the secret place.
KJV:
They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
NASB:
"They see falsehood and lying divination who are saying, 'The LORD declares,' when the LORD has not sent them; yet they hope for the fulfillment of their word.