Proverbs 14:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. | An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies. | A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a witness of | עֵ֣ד | 'ed | H5707 | witnessעֵד (ed) 1) witness 1a) witness, testimony, evidence (of things) 1b) witness (of people) |
| faithfulnesses | אֱ֭מוּנִים | 'E-mu-nim | H0529 | faithfulאֵמֻן (e.mun) 1) faithfulness, trusting 1a) faithful, trusty (as adj.) |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| he tells lies | יְכַזֵּ֑ב | ye-kha-ZEV | H3576 | to lieכָּזַב (ka.zav) 1) to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail 1a) (Qal) liar (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be proven to be lying 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive 1c2) to disappoint, fail 1d) (Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar |
| and he may breathe out | וְיָפִ֥יחַ | ve-ya-FI-ach | H6315 | to breatheפּוּחַ (pu.ach) 1) to breathe, blow 1a) (Qal) to breathe 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to exhale or breathe 1b2) to puff, snort 1b3) to excite, inflame 1b4) to puff, pant for it 1b5) to breathe out, utter 1b6) to blow, blast |
| lies | כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים | ke-za-VIM | H3577 | lieכָּזָב (ka.zav) a lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing |
| a witness of | עֵ֣ד | 'ed | H5707 | witnessעֵד (ed) 1) witness 1a) witness, testimony, evidence (of things) 1b) witness (of people) |
| falsehood | שָֽׁקֶר׃ | SHA-ker | H8267 | deceptionשֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) 1) lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood 1a) deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one) 1b) deceit, fraud, wrong 1b1) fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb) 1c) falsehood (injurious in testimony) 1c1) testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely 1d) falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets) 1e) lie, falsehood (in general) 1e1) false tongue 1f) in vain |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.