Proverbs 13:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

דְּבַר־שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א צַדִּ֑יק וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע יַבְאִ֥ישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃

Transliteration

dəbar-šeqer yiśnāʾ ṣaddîq wə-rāšāʿ yabʾîš wə-yaḥpîr

Grammar Details

• *dəbar*: noun, masculine singular construct - word of
• *šeqer*: noun, masculine singular - falsehood/lie
• *yiśnāʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he hates
• *ṣaddîq*: adjective, masculine singular - righteous person
• *wə-*: conjunction - and
• *rāšāʿ*: adjective, masculine singular - wicked person
• *yabʾîš*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - acts shamefully/causes stink
• *yaḥpîr*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - brings shame/disgraces

Word Meanings

• *dəbar-šeqer*: false word/lying matter/falsehood
• *yiśnāʾ*: hates/detests
• *ṣaddîq*: righteous person/just one
• *rāšāʿ*: wicked person/evildoer
• *yabʾîš*: acts shamefully/causes stink/brings disgrace
• *yaḥpîr*: brings shame/disgraces/dishonors

Referenced Verses

• Prov 3:35 : 35 The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.
• Col 3:9 : 9 lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,
• Rev 21:8 : 8 But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [shall be] in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.
• Ps 119:163 : 163 I hate and abhor falsehood; [But] thy law do I love.
• Prov 6:17 : 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;
• Prov 30:8 : 8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
• Ezek 6:9 : 9 And those of you that escape shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captive, how that I have been broken with their lewd heart, which hath departed from me, and with they eyes, which play the harlot after their idols: and they shall loathe themselves in their own sight for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.
• Ezek 20:43 : 43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have polluted yourselves; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.
• Ezek 36:31 : 31 Then shall ye remember your evil ways, and your doings that were not good; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.
• Dan 12:2 : 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
• Zech 11:8 : 8 And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
• Eph 4:25 : 25 Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.