Proverbs 19:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.”

Proverbs 19:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 19:97 words

HebrewMeaning

עֵ֣דʿēd

witnessnounH5707

שְׁ֭קָרִיםšəqāriym

without a causenounH8267

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

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִנָּקֶ֑הyināqeh

acquit at allverbH5352

altogether · be blameless · cleanse · clear ···

וְ/יָפִ֖יחַwəyāpiyḥa

blowconjH6315

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

כְּזָבִ֣יםkəzābiym

deceitfulnounH3577

false · leasing · + liar · lie ···

יֹאבֵֽדyōʾbēd

breakverbH6

destroy · not escape · fail · lose ···

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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