Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Le faux témoin ne restera pas impuni, Et celui qui dit des mensonges n'échappera pas.
KJV
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Le faux témoin ne restera pas impuni, Et celui qui dit des mensonges n'échappera pas.
KJV
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.
Theodulf of Orleans
Theodulf Bishop of Orleans
aid, "You shall not bear false witness" (Exodus 20:15) and "A false witness will not go unpunished" (Proverbs 19:5) Anyone who has committed this sin must be purified through penance, as previously mentioned regarding perjury, or face condemnation and excommunication. They should…
Ratramnus
Against the Objections of the Greeks Book Four
destroy those who tell lies" (Psalm 5:6). And in Solomon: "A false witness will not go unpunished" (Proverbs 19:5). As for their accusation that a deacon is being consecrated as a bishop, why don't they notice what is said against them, who make laymen who have just been tonsured…
Ratramnus
Against the Objections of the Greeks Book One
(Psalm 5:7). And what the Holy Spirit threatens elsewhere: "A false witness will not go unpunished" (Proverbs 19:5, 9). Moreover, when they attempt to criticize not only the Roman but the entire Latin Church for confessing that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son…
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