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Proverbs 24:28

28  tBe not a witness against thy neighbour without cause;

And deceive not with thy lips.

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Proverbs 24:28 — The New International Version (NIV)

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause—

would you use your lips to mislead?

Proverbs 24:28 — English Standard Version (ESV)

28 Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,

and do not deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 24:28 — New Living Translation (NLT)

28 Don’t testify against your neighbors without cause;

don’t lie about them.

Proverbs 24:28 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,

For would you deceive with your lips?

Proverbs 24:28 — New Century Version (NCV)

28 Don’t testify against your neighbor for no good reason.

Don’t say things that are false.

Proverbs 24:28 — American Standard Version (ASV)

28 Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause;

And deceive not with thy lips.

Proverbs 24:28 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?

Proverbs 24:28 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without a reason, 

and do not deceive with your lips. 

Proverbs 24:28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

28 Don’t testify against your neighbor without cause.

Don’t deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 24:28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,

and do not deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 24:28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

28 Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor

nor deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 24:28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

28 Don’t give witness against your neighbor without any reason.

Don’t use your lips to tell lies.

Proverbs 24:28 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,

And do not deceive with your lips.


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