Proverbs 12:17
He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
BSB
ASV
He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.
KJV
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
The thought which lies below the surface is that of the inseparable union between truth and justice. The end does not justify the means, and only he who breathes and utters truth makes the righteous cause clear.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Matthew 15:19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
leads to
For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
Through
Proverbs 6:19a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
leads to
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.