Other translations
New Catholic Bible
Refuse to ever tell a lie, for it is a habit that never has a positive result.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Refuse to utter any lie, for it is a habit that results in no good.
Good News Translation®
Don't tell lies at all. It never does any good.
Wycliffe Bible
Do not thou desire to lie any leasing (or any lie); for why the continuance thereof is not good. [Do thou not desire to lie each leasing; the busyness forsooth of them is not good.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Refuse to utter any lie, for the habit of lying serves no good.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Refuse to utter any lie, for it is a habit that results in no good.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Refuse to utter any lie, for it is a habit that results in no good.
Common English Bible © 2011
Don’t desire to tell a lie; continuing in a lie results in no good.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Refuse to tell lie after lie, for it never results in good.
Revised Standard Version
Refuse to utter any lie, for the habit of lying serves no good.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Refuse to utter any lie, for it is a habit that results in no good.