Proverbs 12:19
Compared across 30 translations
English
Truthful lips will be established forever,But a lying tongue is [credited] only for a moment.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Truth lasts; lies are here today, gone tomorrow.
Truthful lips will be established forever,But a lying tongue is only for a moment.
Truthful words last forever. But lies last for only a moment.
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Truthful lips endure for ever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed.
Arabic
أَقْوَالُ الشِّفَاهِ الصَّادِقَةِ تَدُومُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، أَمَّا أَكَاذِيبُ لِسَانِ الزُّورِ فَتَنْفَضِحُ فِي لَحْظَةٍ.
Danish
Ærlighed består tidens prøve, løgn og bedrag afsløres hurtigt.
German
Lügen haben kurze Beine, die Wahrheit aber bleibt bestehen.[c]
Spanish
Los labios sinceros permanecen para siempre, pero la lengua mentirosa dura solo un instante.
Los labios sinceros permanecen para siempre, pero la lengua mentirosa dura solo un instante.
French
La bouche véridique est pour toujours affermie,mais la langue menteuse ne tient pas longtemps.
Hiligaynon
Ang mga pulong nga matuod nagapadayon hasta san-o, pero ang mga pulong nga binutig indi magdugay.
Japanese
真実はいつまでも変わらず、うそで塗り固めたものはすぐにはがれ落ちます。
Korean
진실은 영원히 살아 있지만 거짓은 그 수명이 매우 짧다.
nl
Iemand die de waarheid spreekt, blijft altijd overeind. Bedrog is slechts een tijdelijke zaak, want eerlijk duurt het langst.
Portuguese
Os lábios que dizem a verdade permanecem para sempre,mas a língua mentirosa dura apenas um instante.
A verdade aguenta, inalterável, a prova do tempo;mas a língua do mentiroso dura apenas um instante!
Romanian
Buzele sincere sunt întărite pentru totdeauna, dar limba mincinoasă rezistă doar pentru o clipă.
Russian
Правдивые уста пребудут вовеки, а лживый язык – только мгновение.
Правдивые уста пребудут вовеки, а лживый язык – только мгновение.
Правдивые уста пребудут вовеки, а лживый язык – только мгновение.
Правдивые уста пребудут вовеки,а лживый язык – только мгновение.
Swedish
Sanningens ord består för evigt, men lögnaktigt tal bara ett ögonblick.
Thai
คำพูดที่สัตย์จริงไม่มีวันสูญสลายส่วนคำโกหกไม่ช้าก็ถูกจับได้
zh-Hant
誠實的口永遠長存, 撒謊的舌轉瞬即逝。