The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
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Verse 19 is found in chapter 12 of Proverbs. The section contrasts productive work with chasing fantasies and shows how words can wound or heal. One who speaks rashly can cause harm like a sword, while the tongue of the wise brings healing. Truth endures, but falsehood is temporary. Wisdom therefore appears as a discipline both of economic actions and of everyday communication.
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Compare Proverbs 12:19 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Wahrhaftiger Mund besteht ewiglich; aber die falsche Zunge besteht nicht lange.
El labio de verdad permanecerá para siempre: Mas la lengua de mentira por un momento.
El labio veraz permanece para siempre; la lengua mentirosa, solo por un instante.
La lèvre véridique est affermie pour toujours, Mais la langue fausse ne subsiste qu'un instant.
Il labbro verace sarà stabile in perpetuo; Ma la lingua bugiarda sarà sol per un momento
O lábio da verdade permanece para sempre, mas a língua da falsidade, dura por um só momento.
誠實的嘴唇永遠堅立; 說謊的舌頭只存片時。
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