Proverbs 12:19 KJV
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:19, King James Version
In context
18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
- Psalms 52:4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.