Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 19:5 contains the almost identical statement about false witness and lying — reinforcing the same warning.
Proverbs 6:19 lists a false witness who pours out lies as an abomination to the Lord—the same person condemned here.
Proverbs 12:19 contrasts enduring truth with a fleeting lie, reinforcing that liars will not last.
Proverbs 14:5 defines a false witness as one who breathes out lies—the very person who will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 21:28 states the same: a false witness will perish, confirming the certainty of punishment.
Proverbs 24:28 warns against bearing false witness—the act that leads to the punishment described here.
Revelation 22:15 lists those who love falsehood among the excluded from God's city, echoing the fate of liars perishing.
Revelation 21:8 lists liars among those consigned to the lake of fire, confirming the ultimate punishment for false witnesses.
Revelation 19:20 shows the false prophet thrown into the lake of fire, a literal 'perish' for lying and deceiving.
2 Peter 2:1-3 warns false teachers bring destructive heresies and face swift destruction, directly illustrating the fate of those who peddle lies.
1 Timothy 4:2 specifically mentions liars with seared consciences, directly matching the false witness theme and their inevitable judgment.
Ezekiel 13:22 rebukes false prophetesses for lying and disheartening the righteous, another case of God judging false witnesses.
Jeremiah 29:32 adds Shemaiah and his descendants are cut off, reinforcing that lying prophets cannot escape judgment.
Jeremiah 28:15-17 shows Hananiah's false prophecy leading to his death, illustrating that false witnesses face imminent punishment.
Jeremiah 29:31 condemns Shemaiah for false prophesying, showing God punishes those who speak lies in His name.
Exodus 23:1 commands not to spread false reports or be a malicious witness—the same sin that Proverbs 19:9 warns will be punished.
Psalm 52:5 pronounces God's ruin on the deceitful tongue, confirming the proverb's warning that liars will perish.
1 Kings 21:13 shows false witnesses testifying against Naboth, leading to his death—a direct narrative example of false witness bringing ruin.
Deuteronomy 19:19 prescribes the punishment for a false witness—doing to them what they intended—fulfilling the 'not go unpunished' warning.
Deuteronomy 5:20 is the Ten Commandments prohibition against false testimony, the very sin that Proverbs says brings perishing.
Genesis 39:17 records Potiphar's wife's false accusation against Joseph—a specific example of the false witness warned about.
Jeremiah 23:25-32 condemns false prophets who prophesy lies — the same theme of lying bringing punishment.
Isaiah 9:15-17 pronounces judgment on leaders who mislead — a broader example of the lying punished in the main verse.
2 Thessalonians 2:8-10 describes the lawless one's deceptive signs leading to perdition, echoing that liars and deceivers will be destroyed.