Proverbs 12:17 Go deeper

He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. (KJV)

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יָפִ֣יחַya.Fi.achhe breathes out

Lemma: פּוּחַ (pu.ach) · Strong's: H6315

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to breathe

Used 14 times. Also: Psalms 10:5, Psalms 12:5, Proverbs 6:19, Proverbs 14:5, Proverbs 14:25, Proverbs 19:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6315; TAHOT Proverbs 12:17 word 1

אֱ֭מוּנָה'E.mu.nahfaithfulness

Lemma: אֱמוּנָה (e.mu.nah) · Strong's: H0530

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: faithfulness

Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 17:12, Deuteronomy 32:4, 1 Samuel 26:23, 2 Kings 12:15, 2 Kings 22:7, 1 Chronicles 9:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0530; TAHOT Proverbs 12:17 word 2

יַגִּ֣ידya.Gidhe declares

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Proverbs 12:17 word 3

צֶ֑דֶקTze.dekrighteousness

Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: righteousness

Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Proverbs 12:17 word 4

וְעֵ֖דve.'Edand a witness of

Lemma: עֵד (ed) · Strong's: H5707

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: witness

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 31:44, Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 22:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5707; TAHOT Proverbs 12:17 word 5

שְׁקָרִ֣יםshe.ka.Rimlies

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Proverbs 12:17 word 6

מִרְמָֽה\׃mir.Mahdeceit

Lemma: מִרְמָה (mir.mah) · Strong's: H4820

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: deceit

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:35, Genesis 34:13, 2 Kings 9:23, Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4820; TAHOT Proverbs 12:17 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

[He who] speaks	→	פּוּחַ H6315 to breathe
the truth	→	אֱמוּנָה H0530 faithfulness
declares	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
what is right	→	צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness
but a false	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
witness	→	עֵד H5707 witness
[speaks] deceit	→	מִרְמָה H4820 deceit

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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