A witnessעֵדof liesשְׁקָרִיםwill notלֹאgo unpunished,יִנָּקֶהand whoever uttersוְיָפִיחַliesכְּזָבִיםwill notלֹאescape.יִמָּלֵט
Proverbs 19:5
Study it in the app“A witness of lies will not go unpunished, and whoever utters lies will not escape.”
A false witness will not go unpunishedThe Tongue
With the Hebrew beneath
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Proverbs 19:5, word by word
- A witnessעֵדed
witness
Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.
Where else “ed” appears- of liesשְׁקָרִיםshekarim
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shekarim” appears- go unpunishedיִנָּקֶהyinake
go unpunished
Not to receive the punishment one deserved.
Where else “yinake” appears- and whoever uttersיָפִיחַyafiach
utter
To speak, truth or lies.
Where else “yafiach” appears- liesכְּזָבִיםkezavim
lie, falsehood
A lie, falsehood: what is said or sought and is not true; also something that deceives because it promises and does not deliver.
Where else “kezavim” appears- escapeיִמָּלֵטyimalet
escape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “yimalet” appears
The context
4Wealth adds many companions, but the poor man is separated from his companion.
5 · This verse (above)
6Many implore the face of a noble, and everyone is a friend to a man of gifts.