Proverbs 12:19
“The lippe of trueth shall bee established for euer: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.”
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Proverbs 12:19 Context
17He that speaketh trueth, sheweth foorth righteousnesse: but a false witnesse, deceit. 18There is that speaketh like the pearcings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. 19The lippe of trueth shall bee established for euer: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. 20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine euill: but to the counsellours of peace, is ioy. 21There shall no euill happen to the iust: but the wicked shall bee filled with mischiefe.
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The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
- King James Version
Truthful lips will be established forever, But a lying tongue is only for a moment.
- New American Standard Version (1995)