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Whoever uttersיָפִיחַfaithfulnessאֱמוּנָהdeclaresיַגִּידrighteousness,צֶדֶקbut a witnessוְעֵדof lies,שְׁקָרִיםdeceit.מִרְמָה
Proverbs 12:17
Study it in the app“Whoever utters faithfulness declares righteousness, but a witness of lies, deceit.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 12:17, word by word
- Whoever uttersיָפִיחַyafiach
utter
To speak, truth or lies.
Where else “yafiach” appears- faithfulnessאֱמוּנָהemuna
faithfulness
Being dependable, always keeping one's word, like YHWH.
Where else “emuna” appears- declaresיַגִּידyagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagid” appears- righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears- but 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- deceitמִרְמָהmirma
deceit
Deceit, fraud, treachery.
Where else “mirma” appears
The context
16A fool: his vexation is known on that very day, but the shrewd man covers disgrace.
17 · This verse (above)
18There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is healing.