Proverbs 19:5New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall not escape.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall not escape.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— A false witnes shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shall not escape.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he [that] speaketh lyes, shal not escape.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall not escape.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that accuses unjustly shall not escape.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape. |
A false
8267 {8267} Primeשֶׁקֶרsheqer{sheh'-ker}
From H8266; an untruth; by implication a sham (often adverbially).
witness
5707 {5707} Primeעֵד`ed{ayd}
From H5749 contracted; concretely a witness; abstractly testimony; specifically a recorder, that is, prince.
shall not
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
be unpunished,
5352 {5352} Primeנָקַהnaqah{naw-kaw'}
A primitive root; to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, that is, extirpated.
z8735 <8735> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 1602
and [ he that] speaketh
6315 {6315} Primeפּוּחַpuwach{poo'-akh}
A primitive root; to puff, that is, blow with the breath or air; hence to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff.
z8686 <8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 4046
lies
3577 {3577} Primeכָּזָבkazab{kaw-zawb'}
From H3576; falsehood; literally ( untruth) or figuratively ( idol).
shall not
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
escape.
4422 {4422} Primeמָלַטmalat{maw-lat'}
A primitive root; properly to be smooth, that is, (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively to release or rescue; specifically to bring forth young, emit sparks.
z8735 <8735> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 1602 |
Proverbs 19:5
_ _ Here we have, 1. The sins threatened — bearing false witness in judgment and speaking lies in common conversation. Men could not arrive at such a pitch of impiety as to bear false witness (where to the guilt of a lie is added that of perjury and injury) if they had not advanced to it by allowing themselves to speak untruths in jest and banter, or under pretence of doing good. Thus men teach their tongues to speak lies, Jeremiah 9:5. Those that will take a liberty to tell lies in discourse are in a fair way to be guilty of the greater wickedness of false-witness-bearing, whenever they are tempted to it, though they seemed to detest it. Those that can swallow a false word debauch their consciences, so that a false oath will not choke them. 2. The threatening itself: They shall not go unpunished; they shall not escape. This intimates that that which emboldens them in the sin is the hope of impunity, it being a sin which commonly escapes punishment from men, though the law is strict, Deuteronomy 19:18, Deuteronomy 19:19. But it shall not escape the righteous judgment of God, who is jealous, and will not suffer his name to be profaned; we know where all liars will have their everlasting portion. |
- false:
Proverbs 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish.
Proverbs 6:19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Proverbs 21:28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
Exodus 23:1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Deuteronomy 19:16-21 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him [that which is] wrong; ... And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Psalms 120:3-4 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? ... Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Daniel 6:24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast [them] into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
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- unpunished:
- Heb. held innocent,
Deuteronomy 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold [him] guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
1 Kings 2:9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou [art] a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
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