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Proverbs 14:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Proverbs 14:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:58 words
HebrewMeaning
עֵ֣דʿēd
witnessnounH5707
אֱ֭מוּנִיםʾĕmwniym
faithnounH529
truth
לֹ֣אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יְכַזֵּ֑בyəkazēb
failverbH3576
(be found a · make a) liar · lie · lying ···
וְ/יָפִ֥יחַwəyāpiyḥa
blowconjH6315
break · puff · bring into a snare · speak ···
כְּ֝זָבִ֗יםkəzābiym
deceitfulnounH3577
false · leasing · + liar · lie ···
עֵ֣דʿēd
witnessnounH5707
שָֽׁקֶרšāqer
without a causenounH8267
deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···
Words 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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