Proverbs 14:25–29

25 A truthful witness saves lives,

but a false witness is deceitful.

26 Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress,

and for their children it will be a refuge.

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,

turning a person from the snares of death.

28 A large population is a king’s glory,

but without subjects a prince is ruined.

29 Whoever is patient has great understanding,

but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.

25 A truthful witness saves lives,

but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.

26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,

and his children will have a refuge.

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,

that one may turn away from the snares of death.

28 In a multitude of people is the glory of a king,

but without people a prince is ruined.

29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,

but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

25 A true witness delivereth souls:

But a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence:

And his children shall have a place of refuge.

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,

To depart from the snares of death.

28 In the multitude of people is the king’s honour:

But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding:

But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

25 A true witness delivers souls,

But a deceitful witness speaks lies.

26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,

And His children will have a place of refuge.

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,

To turn one away from the snares of death.

28 In a multitude of people is a king’s honor,

But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.

29 He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,

But he who is impulsive exalts folly.

25 A truthful witness saves lives,

but a false witness is a traitor.

26 Those who respect the Lord will have security,

and their children will be protected.

27 Respect for the Lord gives life.

It is like a fountain that can save people from death.

28 A king is honored when he has many people to rule,

but a prince is ruined if he has none.

29 Patient people have great understanding,

but people with quick tempers show their foolishness.

25 A true witness delivereth souls;

But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.

26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence;

And his children shall have a place of refuge.

27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life,

That one may depart from the snares of death.

28 In the multitude of people is the king’s glory;

But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;

But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

25 A true witness delivereth souls; but deceit uttereth lies.

26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge. 27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.

28 In the multitude of people is the king’s glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.

29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

25 An honest witness saves lives, 

but one who tells lies is dangerous. 

26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, 

and his children will have a place of refuge. 

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life 

to turn ⸤one⸥ away from the grasp of death. 

28 A large population is an honor for a king, 

but without people a ruler is ruined. 

29 A person of great understanding is patient, 

but a short temper is the height of stupidity. 

25 A truthful witness rescues lives,

but one who utters lies is deceitful.

26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence

and his children have a refuge.

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,

turning people away from the snares of death.

28 A large population is a king’s splendor,

but a shortage of people is a ruler’s devastation.

29 A patient person shows great understanding,

but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

25 A truthful witness saves lives,

but one who utters lies is a betrayer.

26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,

and one’s children will have a refuge.

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,

so that one may avoid the snares of death.

28 The glory of a king is a multitude of people;

without people a prince is ruined.

29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,

but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

25 He who saves lives is a witness of truth,

but he who utters lies is a betrayer.

26 In the fear of Yahweh, there is confidence of strength,

and for his children, there will be refuge.

27 The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life,

in order to turn from the snares of death.

28 In the multitude of people is the glory of the king,

but without a population, a prince is ruined.

29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,

but the hasty of spirit exalts folly.

25 An honest witness saves lives.

But a dishonest witness tells lies.

26 Anyone who shows respect for the Lord has a strong tower.

It will be a safe place for his children.

27 Respect for the Lord is like a fountain that gives life.

It turns you away from the jaws of death.

28 A large population is a king’s glory.

But a prince without followers is destroyed.

29 Anyone who is patient has great understanding.

But anyone who gets angry quickly shows how foolish he is.

25 A truthful witness saves lives,

But he who utters lies is treacherous.

26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,

And his children will have refuge.

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,

That one may avoid the snares of death.

28 In a multitude of people is a king’s glory,

But in the dearth of people is a prince’s ruin.

29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,

But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.