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A witnessעֵדof liesשְׁקָרִיםwill notלֹאgo unpunished,יִנָּקֶהand whoever uttersוְיָפִיחַliesכְּזָבִיםwill perish.יֹאבֵד
Proverbs 19:9
Study it in the app“A witness of lies will not go unpunished, and whoever utters lies will perish.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 19:9, 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- will perishיֹאבֵדyoved
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “yoved” appears
The context
8Whoever acquires sense loves his soul; whoever keeps insight will find good.
9 · This verse (above)
10Luxury is not fitting for the senseless, how much less for a slave to rule over princes.