Proverbs 19:28 Go deeper

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. (KJV)

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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 19:28 word 1

בְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alworthlessness

Lemma: בְּלִיַּ֫עַל (be.liy.ya.al) · Strong's: H1100I

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

Meaning: Belial: worthless

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 15:9, Job 34:18, Psalms 101:3, Proverbs 6:12, Proverbs 16:27, Nahum 1:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1100I; TAHOT Proverbs 19:28 word 2

יָלִ֣יץya.Litzhe mocks

Lemma: לִיץ (luts) · Strong's: H3887

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

Meaning: to mock

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 42:23, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Job 16:20, Job 33:23, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 119:51 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3887; TAHOT Proverbs 19:28 word 3

מִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.Patjustice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

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

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Proverbs 19:28 word 4

וּפִ֥יu.Fiand [the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:28 word 5

רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

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

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 19:28 word 6

יְבַלַּע\־ye.va.la'-it swallows up

Lemma: בָּלַע (ba.la) · Strong's: H1104

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

Meaning: to swallow up

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 15:12, Numbers 4:20, Numbers 16:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1104; TAHOT Proverbs 19:28 word 7

אָֽוֶן\׃'A.venwickedness

Lemma: אָ֫וֶן (a.ven) · Strong's: H0205G

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

Meaning: evil: wickedness

Used 66 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:23, Job 4:8, Job 11:11, Job 11:14, Job 15:35, Job 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0205G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:28 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A corrupt	→	בְּלִיַּ֫עַל H1100I Belial: worthless
witness	→	עֵד H5707 witness
mocks	→	לִיץ H3887 to mock
justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
and a wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
swallows	→	בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up
iniquity	→	אָ֫וֶן H0205G evil: wickedness

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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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