Proverbs 19:5 Go deeper

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. (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 19:5 word 1

שְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.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 19:5 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 19:5 word 3

יִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.Kehhe will go unpunished

Lemma: נָקָה (na.qah) · Strong's: H5352

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to clear

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:41, Exodus 20:7, Exodus 21:19, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5352; TAHOT Proverbs 19:5 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 14:5, Proverbs 14:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6315; TAHOT Proverbs 19:5 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 19:5 word 6

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 19:5 word 7

יִמָּלֵֽט\׃yi.ma.Lethe will escape

Lemma: מָלַט (ma.lat) · Strong's: H4422

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to escape

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 19:22, Judges 3:26, Judges 3:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4422; TAHOT Proverbs 19:5 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A false	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
witness	→	עֵד H5707 witness
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
go unpunished	→	נָקָה H5352 to clear
and one who utters	→	פּוּחַ H6315 to breathe
lies	→	כָּזָב H3577 lie
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
escape	→	מָלַט H4422 to escape

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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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