Other translations
New Catholic Bible
A lie is an ugly blot on anyone and is ever on the lips of the ignorant.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A lie is an ugly blot on a person; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.
Good News Translation®
Lying is an ugly blot on a person's character, but ignorant people do it all the time.
Wycliffe Bible
Leasing (or Lying) is a wicked shame in a man; and it shall be customably in the mouth of unlearned men. [Wicked reproof in a man (is) a leasing; and in the mouth of the undisciplined it shall be busily.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A lie is an ugly blot on a man; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
A lie is an ugly blot on a person; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
A lie is an ugly blot on a person; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.
Common English Bible © 2011
A lie is a bad blemish on a person; ignorant people tell them incessantly.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
A lie is a foul blot in a person, yet it is always on the lips of the ignorant.
Revised Standard Version
A lie is an ugly blot on a man; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
A lie is an ugly blot on a person; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.