Proverbs 14:5 Go deeper

A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

עֵ֣ד'eda 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 14:5 word 1

אֱ֭מוּנִים'E.mu.nimfaithfulness<es>

Lemma: אֵמֻן (e.mun) · Strong's: H0529

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: faithful

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:20, 2 Samuel 20:19, Psalms 12:1, Psalms 31:23, Proverbs 13:17, Proverbs 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0529; TAHOT Proverbs 14:5 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 14:5 word 3

יְכַזֵּ֑בye.kha.Zevhe tells lies

Lemma: כָּזַב (ka.zav) · Strong's: H3576

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to lie

Used 16 times. Also: Numbers 23:19, 2 Kings 4:16, Job 6:28, Job 24:25, Job 34:6, Job 41:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3576; TAHOT Proverbs 14:5 word 4

וְיָפִ֥יחַve.ya.Fi.achand he may breathe out

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: to breathe

Used 14 times. Also: Psalms 10:5, Psalms 12:5, Proverbs 6:19, Proverbs 12:17, Proverbs 14:25, Proverbs 19:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6315; TAHOT Proverbs 14:5 word 5

כְּ֝זָבִ֗יםke.za.Vimlies

Lemma: כָּזָב (ka.zav) · Strong's: H3577

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

Meaning: lie

Used 31 times. Also: Judges 16:10, Judges 16:13, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 5:6, Psalms 40:4, Psalms 58:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3577; TAHOT Proverbs 14:5 word 6

עֵ֣ד'eda 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 14:5 word 7

שָֽׁקֶר\׃Sha.kerfalsehood

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

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

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 14:5 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

An honest	→	אֵמֻן H0529 faithful
witness	→	עֵד H5707 witness
does not	→	לֹא H3808 not
deceive	→	כָּזַב H3576 to lie
but a dishonest	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
witness	→	עֵד H5707 witness
pours forth	→	פּוּחַ H6315 to breathe
lies	→	כָּזָב H3577 lie

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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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