Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 12:19:
- Kupsabiny: “True words stay forever,
but words of lies do not go far.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “True words remain forever,
Untrue words do not last long.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “True words continue forever/[lit. until whenever], but false words will- not -last-long.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What-is-true, it remains-unchanging forever, but the lie, it is not long and it-becomes-known.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “When people tell lies, others soon realize that what they said is not true ;
but when people say what is true, others will remember that forever.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
