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Proverbs 24:28

IntegrityWords and speech

26 An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.

27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

30 I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

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BSB
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
KJV
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
WEB
Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
ASV
Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
DARBY
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
BLB
You must not be a witness without cause against your neighbor or deceive with your lips.
ÅB
Vær ikke vitne mot din neste uten årsak! Eller skulle du gjøre svik med dine lepper?
OTB
Vitne ikke mot din nabo uten grunn, og bedrag ikke med dine lepper.
B1930
Vær ikke vidne mot din næste uten årsak! Eller skulde du gjøre svik med dine leber?

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