Proverbs 14:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עֵ֣ד אֱ֭מוּנִים לֹ֣א יְכַזֵּ֑ב וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר׃

Transliteration

ʿēd ʾĕmûnîm not yəḵazzēb wə-yāpîaḥ kəzābîm ʿēd šāqer

Grammar Details

*ʿēd*: masculine singular construct - witness of
*ʾĕmûnîm*: masculine plural noun - faithfulness
*yəḵazzēb*: 3rd person masculine singular Piel imperfect - he will lie
*wə-yāpîaḥ*: conjunction + masculine singular Hiphil participle - and one who breathes out
*kəzābîm*: masculine plural noun - lies
*šāqer*: masculine singular noun - falsehood

Word Meanings

*ʾĕmûnîm*: faithfulness/trustworthiness/reliability
*yəḵazzēb*: lies/deceives/deals falsely
*yāpîaḥ*: breathes out/utters/pours forth
*kəzābîm*: lies/falsehoods/deceptions
*šāqer*: falsehood/deception/dishonesty

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.
Prov 12:17 : 17 He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.
Exod 23:1 : 1 Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
Prov 19:9 : 9 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.
1 Kgs 22:12-14 : 12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper; for Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king. 13 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets [declare] good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak thou good. 14 And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.
Prov 13:5 : 5 A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Prov 14:25 : 25 A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies [causeth] deceit.
Exod 20:16 : 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

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