Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie: but a deceitful witness uttereth a lie.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Testis fidelis non mentitur ; profert autem mendacium dolosus testis.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- μάρτυς πιστὸς οὐ ψεύδεται, ἐκκαίει δὲ ψευδῆ μάρτυς ἄδικος.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- עֵ֣ד אֱ֭מוּנִים לֹ֣א יְכַזֵּ֑ב וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר
The Fathers on this verse
The Apostolic Constitutions Book V, Sec. I. Concerning the Martyrs
IX. These things we have said concerning those that in truth have been martyrs for Christ, but not concerning false martyrs, concerning whom the oracle speaks, “The name of the ungodly is extinguished.” For “a faithful witness will not lie, but an unjust witness inflames lies.” For he that departs this life in his testimony without lying, for the sake of the truth, is a faithful martyr, worthy to be believed in such things wherein he strove for the word of piety by his own blood.