Proverbs 12:19

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

The lip of truth shall be established forever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Bible in Basic English ☆

True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.

Darby Translation ☆

The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

The lip of truth shall be steadfast for ever: but he that is a hasty witness, frameth a lying tongue.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

The lip of trueth shall be stable for euer: but a lying tongue varieth incontinently.

Noyes Bible ☆

The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But the tongue of falsehood, but for a moment.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

The lip of truth will stand firm for ever; but only for a moment the tongue of falsehood.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

King James Version ☆

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Webster Bible ☆

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Revised Version ☆

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

True lips establish testimony; But a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.

World English Bible ☆

Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

World English Bible Classic ☆

Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

World English Bible Updated ☆

Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

World Messianic Bible ☆

Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment — a tongue of falsehood.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

The lip of emes shall be established forever, but a lashon sheker is but for a moment.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

شَفَةُ ٱلصِّدْقِ تَثْبُتُ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، وَلِسَانُ ٱلْكَذِبِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَى طَرْفَةِ ٱلْعَيْنِ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

သစ္စာနှုတ်ခမ်းသည် အစဉ်အမြဲတည်၏။ မုသာ လျှာမူကား ခဏသာတည်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

သစ္စာ နှုတ်ခမ်း သည် အစဉ် အမြဲတည် ၏။ မုသာ လျှာ မူကား ခဏသာတည် ၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Loktang pahni loe dungzan khoek to cak; toe amsawnlok loe nawnetta ni oh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Oltak kah hmuilai tah a yoeyah la cikngae tih, a honghi ol cat ka paa sak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Oltak kah hmuilai tah a yoeyah la cikngae tih, a honghi ol cat ka paa sak.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

口吐真言，永远坚立； 舌说谎话，只存片时。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

口吐真言，永遠堅立； 舌說謊話，只存片時。

World Chinese Bible ☆

真实的嘴唇必永远坚立； 说谎的舌头只存片时。

Croatian Bible ☆

Istinita usta traju dovijeka, a lažljiv jezik samo za čas.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Rtové pravdomluvní utvrzeni budou na věky, ale na kratičko jazyk lživý.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Sanddru Læbe består for evigt, Løgnetunge et Øjeblik.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Een waarachtige lip zal bevestigd worden in eeuwigheid; maar een valse tong is maar voor een ogenblik.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Het woord der waarheid houdt eeuwig stand, Een leugentong slechts een ogenblik.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Parolo vera restas fortike por ĉiam; Sed parolo malvera nur por momento.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

La lèvre véridique est ferme pour toujours, mais la langue fausse n’est que pour un instant.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

La lèvre véridique est affermie pour toujours; mais la langue fausse n'est que pour un moment.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

La lèvre véridique est affermie pour toujours, Mais la langue fausse ne subsiste qu’un instant.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Les lèvres véridiques seront affermies pour toujours, mais la langue menteuse ne dure qu'un instant.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Die Lippe der Wahrheit besteht ewiglich, aber nur einen Augenblick die Zunge der Lüge.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Wahrhaftiger Mund besteht ewiglich; aber die falsche Zunge besteht nicht lange.

German Textbibel ☆

Wahrhaftige Lippe besteht für immer, aber eine falsche Zunge nur für den Augenblick.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Der Mund der Wahrheit besteht ewiglich, die Lügenzunge nur einen Augenblick.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

χείλη ἀληθινὰ κατορθοῖ μαρτυρίαν, μάρτυς δὲ ταχὺς γλῶσσαν ἔχει ἄδικον.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Χείλη ἀληθινὰ κατορθοῖ μαρτυρίαν, μάρτυς δὲ ταχὺς γλῶσσαν ἔχει ἄδικον.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Manti la pou yon ti tan. Men, verite la pou tout tan tout tan.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

O na lehelehe oiaio, e mau ana no ia; O ke elelo wahahee e pau koke no ia.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

שְֽׂפַת־אֱ֭מֶת תִּכֹּ֣ון לָעַ֑ד וְעַד־אַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה לְשֹׁ֣ון שָֽׁקֶר׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

שפת אמת תכון לעד ועד ארגיעה לשון שקר׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Il labbro verace sarà stabile in perpetuo; Ma la lingua bugiarda sarà sol per un momento .

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Il labbro veridico è stabile in perpetuo, ma la lingua bugiarda non dura che un istante.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

真実を語る唇は永遠に堅く立つが、 偽りの舌は一瞬しか続かない。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

진실한 입술은 영원히 보존되거니와 거짓 혀는 눈 깜짝일 동안만 있을 뿐이니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Kikiap uh ac oan kitin pacl na; ma pwaye uh oan ma pahtpat.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Labium veritatis firmum erit in perpetuum; qui autem testis est repentinus, concinnat linguam mendacii.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

لب راستگو تا به ابد استوار می‌ماند، اما زبان دروغگو طرفه العینی است.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Os lábios que dizem a verdade permanecerão para sempre, mas a língua mentirosa dura apenas um momento.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

O lábio da verdade ficará para sempre, mas a língua da falsidade dura por apenas um momento.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Buza adevărului va fi întemeiată, pentru totdeauna, dar o limbă mincinoasă este numai pentru o clipă.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Буза каре спуне адевэрул есте ынтэритэ пе вечие, дар лимба минчиноасэ ну стэ декыт о клипэ.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Уста правдивые вечно пребывают, а лживый язык - только на мгновение.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Istinita usta stoje tvrdo doveka, a jezik lažljivi za čas.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Истинита уста стоје тврдо довека, а језик лажљиви за час.

Mashi Bible ☆

Olulimi luderha oku binali lubà lusêzire ensiku zoshi, ci olulimi lunywesi, ensimiko yalwo ya hisanzi hisungunu hyône.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

El labio de verdad permanecerá para siempre: mas la lengua de mentira por un momento.

Spanish BLL ☆

Los labios que dicen la verdad permanecen para siempre, pero la lengua mentirosa dura solo un instante.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

El labio veraz permanecerá para siempre, mas la lengua mentirosa solo por un momento.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Los labios verdaderos son seguros para siempre; pero una lengua falsa es solo por un minuto.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

El labio veraz permanece para siempre, Pero la boca mentirosa, solo un instante.

CC BY 4.0

Revised West Version ☆

‌ʻE fokotuʻumaʻu ʻo taʻengata ʻae loungutu ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae moʻoni: ka ʻoku ʻosi ʻi he kemo pe taha ʻae ʻelelo ʻoku loi.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Уста правдомовні во віки пробувають, а язик ложний — на хвилину.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Уста правдомовні во віки пробувають, а язик ложний — на хвилину.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Môi chân thật được bền đỗ đời đời; Song lưỡi giả dối chỉ còn một lúc mà thôi.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

שְֽׂפַת־אֱ֭מֶת תִּכּ֣וֹן לָעַ֑ד וְעַד־אַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃