Proverbs 12:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.”

Proverbs 12:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 12:177 words

HebrewMeaning

יָפִ֣יחַyāpiyḥa

blowverbH6315

break · puff · bring into a snare · speak ···

אֱ֭מוּנָהʾĕmwnāh

faith(-fulnounH530

-ly · -ness · ) · set office ···

יַגִּ֣ידyagiyd

bewrayverbH5046

certainly · certify · declare · denounce ···

צֶ֑דֶקṣedeq

justnounH6664

even · right (cause · -ly · -ness)

וְ/עֵ֖דwəʿēd

witnessconjH5707

שְׁקָרִ֣יםšəqāriym

without a causenounH8267

deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···

מִרְמָֽהmirəmāh

craftnounH4820

deceit(-ful · -fully) · false · feigned ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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